Sukenari ZDP189 Damascus Petty 165mm

Sukenari ZDP189 Damascus Petty 165mmMeasurements 165 mm Weight 126 g Tip to Heel Length 156 mm Blade Height at Heel 35 mm Width of Spine Above Heel 2. 6 mm Width of Spine at Middle of Blade 2. 4 mm Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip 1. 5 mm Steel type: ZDP 189 core with stainless damascus clad Hardness (HRC): 65 67 Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available. The Knives and Stones Sukenari ZDP 189 line is truely a beauty by the look, beast by the performance. The

Measurements 

Steel type: ZDP-189 core with stainless damascus clad

Hardness (HRC): 65-67

Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available.  

The Knives and Stones Sukenari ZDP-189 line is truely a beauty by the look, beast by the performance. The core steel is the most advanced powdered steel that Hitachi offers: the ZDP-189, reaching an unmatched hardness of HRC 65 to 67. This is acthieved by over 3% of Carbon content in the steel (White 2 has about 1%, Blue 1 has about 1.25%, that tells you something) meaning the Sukenari ZDP-189 will offer insance edge retention and sharpness. Yet it is a stainless steel becasue of the added Chromium. Overall, the ZDP-189 has very similar composition to the Cowry-X steel from Daido. The ZDP-189 blade is forged with Nickel damascus stainless steel and mirror polished, along with the rounded choil and spine, super thin behind the edge, it is truely a master-piece from Master Hanaki Nobuo.