TESSHU Santoku 170mm blue II steel Stainless Cladding blade Custom Hawaiian Curly Koa Handle Knife -2
The blade is core blue II steel and stainless cladding (Sanmai).
TESSHU is our Japanese cooking knife brand name and, Kiryu Manufacturing Co. made the blades which is very skillful craftsmanship in Sanjyo, Niigata.
The company which products this blade also makes their blades, and they make so many of the other famous knife makers knives in Japan. They make lots of OEM products, so their name might not come out often, but we see their blades often.
It is western style handle on it, and it is used Sanmai-uchi which is core steel (blue II steel) with soft iron (stainless) cladding, so it is able to bring up higher HRC compared with mono steel blade.
Handle is made by solid Hawaiian curly Koa.
Blade Length from the tip to the heel; 6 3/4inch (170mm)
Handle Length; 4 3/4 inch (122mm)
Total Length; 11 3/4 inch (300mm)
Knife weight is 5.7oz.
The spine width nearby the heel is 2.0mm (1/16 inch) wide.
The width from the heel to the spine; 46mm (1 3/4 inch)
HANDLE; custom Hawaiian curly Koa with stainless metal ferrule
BLADE; cladding core steel (blue II steel) is sandwiched by stainless iron