Gyuto 182mm Sheffield

Gyuto 182mm SheffieldThis Gyuto (Japanese chef knife) feature a flat profile, K tip, thick Emoto with a very heavy distal taper and a thin tip. Not my usual work, this blade is slightly hollow forged. Shop made san ma with Spicy white 26C3 core steel and historic wrought iron cladding. Forged to shape and to geometry the bevels are ground on whetstone with a Kasumi ish finish (Shobudani). The handle is made with Bog Oak and burl Elm. Specs : Blade length : 182mm Blade

Handle : Bird beak 120mm Burnt English Oak

Weight : 94gr

Weight : 156 gr / Balance point : at the maker mark

The burnt Oak and black horn ferrule Wa handle compliment the blade

Overall length : 445mm

Weight : 102 gr / Balance point : handle heavy (from the heel 25mm)

Overall length : 295mm

Balance point at the heel

Tip to heel length: 130mm

San-maï hand forged from 26C3 high carbon steel core and soft steel cladding in Sheffield

- Blade height at heel : 53mm

Harden and tempered at 63HRC with a sub zero treatment (dry ice at -80°C) for better toughness