This is a smaller sized Gyuto, with a highly polished water buffalo horn handle and a slightly beveled copper ferrule. The grind is thin convex, with a fine point, and a satin hand-sanded finish. A little more about the steel, RWL34:

“Damasteel^® was the first in the world to produce a powder metallurgy version of the ATS34 named RWL34™ after Bob Loveless. Today the RWL34™ is made in the world’s most modern powder metallurgy manufacturing facility ensuring an incomparable cleanliness.

RWL34™ is particular successful product with very high strength and toughness combined with extreme edge sharpness that is easy to maintain.”

• Overall length: 330mm

• Blade size: 190mm x 47.5mm

• Blade material: Damasteel RWL34 stainless steel, 62HRC

• Spine thickness at ferrule: 3.15mm, at middle: 2.4mm, at 10mm from tip: 0.70mm

• Handle length: 118mm

• Handle thickness at ferrule: 24mm x 20mm, at butt: 25mm x 22mm

• Handle material: Water buffalo horn, copper

• Weight: 184g

No saya is included, but one can be made for this upon request.