Takeshi Saji is a well-known knife maker and a highly favored one when it comes to graceful and beautiful knife designs. Takeshi’s Damascus Ironwood Gyutos sport a blade steel forged out of R-2, a modern powdered metallurgy high speed tool steel that is known to have incredible cutting performance and edge retention. These knives are fitted with a Desert Ironwood handle, a polished stainless-steel bolster and decorative Mosaic pins, which match the natural colors and style of the Ironwood.Blade Material: R-2 Nickel Damascus

Rockwell Hardness (HRc): 62 to 63

Blade Grind and Edge Shape: Double Bevel Edge 50/50

Handle Material: Ironwood Handle with Stainless Steel Bolster

Saya Included: No.