Japanese Fillet Knife Left-Hand Mazaki Deba 165mm White II Steel blade Japanese Knife With D-Shaped Ho handle forged by Mr. Naoki Mazaki
The blacksmith , Mr. Naoki Mazaki started on the blacksmith job since 2011, and in 2017, he has established his own business at his own factory after he had worked at Yoshikane, Sanjyo.
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This blade is thick on the spine and taper to the tip side. It works great for cutting or split into the ingredient like an ax.
Hagane: Hitachi white II steel (C; 1.0-1.1%, Si.; 0.10-0.20%, Mn; 0.20-0.30, P; less than 0.025, S; less than 0.004)
Blade Length from the tip to the heel; 6 11/16 inch (170mm) Handle Length; 5 1/4 inch (135mm) Total Length; 12 5/8 inch (320mm) Knife weight: 9oz. Spine width nearby the heel is 6.5mm (5/16 inch) wide. The width from the heel to the spine: 52mm (2 1/16 inch) HANDLE; D-shaped Ho (Japanese magnolia) with Water Buffalo horn bolster BLADE; Hitachi white II steel (high carbon steel) with soft iron