This Gesshin Ittetsu 300mm White #2 Honyaki Yanagiba 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: Yanagiba
Steel Type: White #2 Carbon
Handle Type: Desert Ironwood Western
Construction Type: Monosteel
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Length: 124mm
Handle Height: 24.88mm
Handle Width: 22.22mm
Handle to Tip Length: 308mm
Heel to Tip Length: 303mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.66mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.83mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 3.53mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.25mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 3.51mm