Attributes:

Honyaki is the name of a traditional Japanese technique of adding clay to a blade before heat treatment so that the spine cools slower then the edge during the quench. This creates a dynamic hardness in the steel where the spine is soft and the edge is hard. The Hamon as its called is visible as well. These sought after blades are known for there exceptional beauty, hardness and edge retention. Plus they are way harder to snap under hard use.

Material:

1084 carbon steel

Curly Oak

6” Blade

4.5” Sculpted Faceted handle

1/16” thick at spine

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