Jin 290mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-26 plating tools Blade Height at Heel: 40mm

Blade Height at Heel: 40mm

Although the actual stone is 2mm thick

The bristles are softer than the metal in kitchen knives

This stone is on the soft side

these ones are very well finished and have significantly less problems than lower cost knives (all knives have some imperfections

Jin 290mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-26 plating tools Blade Height at Heel: 40mmProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This high speed knife is one of a kind knife. The maker of the Jin knives was born in Tokyo before World War II and began making knives early on in his life. We met with him some years ago, during our first business trip to Japan. After a very nice meeting with him, we were lucky enough to be allowed to carry his knives. At the time we met him, he was already retired, so his knives are all new old stock