Japanese Santoku Handle Material:Black Maple - Gold Epoxy or an exotic wood with

or an exotic wood with laminated stripes

My favourite wood is locally sourced Manitoba Maple Burl

Furthermore the average weight of our petty is just under 90 grams with the weight being balanced about 1" into the handle

Installation is simple with these blocks

My Kirisuke features a long

Japanese Santoku Handle Material:Black Maple - Gold Epoxy or an exotic wood withA Japanese Santoku is roughly akin to a European style chef knife, but has a few distinct differences. My style of santoku has a flatter edge than a 8" chef knife, which promotes more of a chopping action over rocking, however the tip is swept up enough to allow for a little bit of comfortable rocking. Furthermore, the blade itself is very thin, with a maximum of 1. 5mm stock (1 16') along the spine. This thinness tapers down to a very fine edge,