This Gesshin Ittetsu 240mm White #2 Honyaki Wa-Sujihiki comes with an ebony octagonal handle and ho wood saya. Both sides of the knives are mirror polished and the hamon is clearly visible on both sides of the knife. The hamon is polished in such a way that the area above it is misty, like a kasumi finish. This knife is a very nice and thin sujihiki. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is spectacular.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 134mm
Handle Height: 23.30mm
Handle Width: 18.84mm
Handle to Tip Length: 247mm
Heel to Tip Length: 234mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.48mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.99mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.99mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.93mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.51mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm White #2 Honyaki Sujihiki comes with a Desert Ironwood handle. In fact, these are some of the nicest western handles we have seen. The fit and finish is impeccable, and the shape is amazingly comfortable in-hand. The hamon on this knife is polished to bring out a bit more contrast, and has a really nice misty finish. The rest of the blade is mirror polished.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Desert Ironwood Western
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 133mm
Handle Height: 26.66mm
Handle Width: 21.65mm
Handle to Tip Length: 266mm
Heel to Tip Length: 264.4mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.34mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.80mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.64mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.66mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.14mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 270mm White #2 Honyaki Wa-Sujihik comes with an ebony octagonal handle and blonde buffalo horn and ho wood saya. Both sides of the knives are mirror polished and the hamon is clearly visible on both sides of the knife. This knife is a very nice and thin sujihiki. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is spectacular.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 141mm
Handle Height: 24.66mm
Handle Width: 20.35mm
Handle to Tip Length: 273mm
Heel to Tip Length: 260mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.38mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.09mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.86mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.86mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.29mm
This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm White #2 Honyaki Wa-Sujihiki comes with an ebony octagonal handle and ho wood saya. Both sides of the knives are mirror polished and the hamon is clearly visible on both sides of the knife. The hamon is polished in such a way that the area above it is misty, like a kasumi finish. This knife is a very nice and thin sujihiki. The profile and grind are very nice and the polish is spectacular.
Knife Type: Sujihiki
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Octagonal Ebony
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 149mm
Handle Height: 25.18mm
Handle Width: 20.95mm
Handle to Tip Length: 309mm
Heel to Tip Length: 294mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 2.54mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.10mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 2.88mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 2.83mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 1.46mm