150mm Ittetsu Shirogami Wa Petty

Etsu Knives is located in Echizen Fukui prefecture

Location: Echizen, Japan.

Line: IW

Construction: Hand-forged San mai

Edge Steel: shirogami #1 (HRC ~62)

Cladding: Iron

Finish: Kurouchi

Edge Grind: 50/50 (Double Bevel)

Handle: Octagonal walnut

Weight: ~90g

Blade Length: ~150mm

Overall Length: ~285mm

Thickness at Heel: ~3.8mm

Blade Height: ~28.4mm

The best sharpening tools for Japanese knives are leather strops and fine whetstones.

Japanese chef knives are brittle and are designed for cutting soft tissue foods. High Carbon steel chef knives can rust if not kept dry.