Made from W2 steel, this is the only non-52100 blade in this batch. It does have a simple hamon. The balance is blade-forward, and the blade has a large amount of distal taper forged in, with a very robust and convex heel area that transitions over the length of the blade to a thin and fine tip. You might call this a workhorse although I admit I don’t quite know how to quantify that description. The blade is finely hand-sanded choil and spine are polished. The handle is ten-sided in cross section, made with stabilized koa wood, and heirloom fitted to a stainless steel ferrule. Like all the knives in this batch it is constructed with a threaded tang and secured with a tang nut.

Blade Steel: W2, 62 HRC

Grind: Convex

Handle material: Stabilized Koa, Stainless Steel

Overall length: 363mm

Blade length (cutting edge): 238mm

Blade height @ heel: 51mm

Spine thickness @ ferrule: 4.7mm

Spine thickness @ center: 2.4mm

Spine thickness ~10mm from tip: 0.8mm

Handle length: 117mm

Max. handle thickness: 28.5mm x 22.5mm

Max ferrule thickness: 24mm x 18mm

Weight: 230g

Please note: this knife does not come with a saya, please let me know if you would like me to make one for it.