Jin 280mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-04 kagekiyo stainless hammered finish

hammered finish

It also makes a great precursor to finishing stones

Heel to Tip Length: 182mm

Handle Type: Roasted Oak

though highly asymmetrical and thinner behind the edge than something like a Dexter

Jin 280mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-04 kagekiyo stainless hammered finishProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This high speed knife is one of a kind knife. The maker of the Jin knives was born in Tokyo before World War II and began making knives early on in his life. We met with him some years ago, during our first business trip to Japan. After a very nice meeting with him, we were lucky enough to be allowed to carry his knives. At the time we met him, he was already retired, so his knives are all new old stock