Shigeki Tanaka R2 Black Damascus Nakiri 170mm

Total Knife Length: 300mm  Blade Length Tip to Heel: 170mm  Blade Height: 48.6mm Blade Width at spine: 2.1mm Total Weight: 204 grams  / 2.4 ounce Steel Type: R2/SG2 Rockwell Hardness: 61-63 Handle Materials: Stabalized Birchwood  This line from Shigeki Tanaka is his best work. Truly beautiful construction using the best materials available. A stunning work of art with beautiful Damascus patterns you really need to see to appreciate.  Nakiri and Usuba knives are used primarily for cutting vegetables. Their flat blade shape and thin profile make them ideal for making clean cuts though hard and soft vegetables. Whether its paper thin cuts of cabbage, julienne of carrots or chunks of squash a Nakiri or Usuba is a great choice. The main difference between them is a Nakiri is a double bevel meaning its sharpened on both sides where as a Usuba is a single bevel only sharpened on one side. A Nakiri can be used by either a right or left handed