Kiritsuke knife with 232 mm long blade (measured from tip to heel)

Steel: Gingami#3 with stainless clad (HRC 61)
Weight: 208 grams.
Blade height heel: 50 mm
Blade root thickness: 3 mm
Thickness mid spine: 2 mm
The handle is octagonal, made of wenge with a buffalo horn bolster.

Tetsujin hamono is a forge located in Kocho prefecture in Japan. Tetsujin is a collaboration between blacksmith Toru Tamura and grinder Naohito Myojin.
Together they manufacture premium knives, here with stainless gingami#3 steel. He forging is extremely fine caliber in the classic Sakai spirit. The knife is robust in hand, but with a delicate edge with just the right edge flex.

Blacksmith: Toru Tamura
Sharpener: Naohito Myojin