Kagekiyo Blue 1 Black Dyed Damascus chef knife is hand forged from aogami 1 steel laminated in iron suminagashi damascus. The blade is ground in house at Baba hamono wide bevel, very thin for performance focus. The blade is finished with a special etching technique that darkens the steel and leaves the core steel a vibrant red. The handle is a two tone urushi octagonal handle. The included saya cover is finished with black urushi lacquer.
This finish is not completely permanent and should be cleaned with a scratch-free cloth to prevent wear of the finish.
*Comes with Urushi Saya cover
Height at heel: 50mm
Spine thickness: 3.8mm
Edge length: 199mm
Weight: 136g