Tanto cleaver 170mm monosteel

Tanto cleaver 170mm monosteelTanto cleaver 170x50mm, San ma hand forged from XC75 high carbon steel core and soft steel cladding It's an hybrid between a Nata (Japanese billhook) and a cleaver. This is the knife you need to go from the kitchen to the garden. It's weight and asymetric bevel give him very good cutting performance. Distal taper from 5. 4mm at the handle to 4. 8mm mid blade to 2. 4mm at the tip. Core harden at 60HRC. Kurouchi blade, asymetric bevel for right handed

Spine thickness 1cm from tip: 1

flat double bevel with satin Kasfly finish

thin behind the edge

Wa handle made from 1 piece of locally grown Ebonised English Oak (Sheffield) 125mm length

This handle is not stabilized and have some deep bark inclusion

scandi gring

Confortable pinch grip with the polished spine and choil as well as the Emoto

6mm at the tip

Finish: Kasumi with Shobu Iromono

Wa handle made from burnt white oak (Quercus alba)

Ripple Ash saya included

Weight : 345 gr / Balance point : 50mm form the heel blade heavy