Homura Guren Blue #2 15cm Petty

The Homura Guren series is produced my by Master blade-smith Itsuo Doi san in Sakai City Japan. He hand forges the Sanmai blades from Aoko #2 with a Tsuchime hammer texture and Kurochi Finnish. This series has excellent wear resistance and edge retention. A petty knife is a basic utility knife slightly larger than a pairing knife. Typically petty and utility knives are used on a cutting board as opposed to a paring knife which does better when operated in your hand. They are great for intricate, delicate and light work.   NOTE: Blade may rust if left wet, this is NOT a stainless steel. Material: Blue #2, High-Carbon Steel Forging Construction: Sanmai Size: 15cm / 5.75 Rockwell Hardness: HRC 62 Knife Type: Petty Stainless: No Handle: yakisugi Oak, Octagon  Wood Saya Included: No Edge Angle: 50:50 Double Edge/Western Origin: Sakai Takayuki, Sakai, Japan