ibuki tanzo blank blade forged white #1 steel Tsukasa Kurouchi Petty knife 110mm
This is an especially sharp and high class hardness Japanese knife blade, using core blade white-1 steel from Yasuki hagane, which is reputed to be the top grade of steel for knives.
-- Item detail -- approx size and weight
Petty double edged knife
Blade length 108-105mm, Total length 180mm, Blade width 26mm, Blade thickness 1.0 to 2.2mm,
Tang length 65mm, Tang width 10mm, Tang thickness 2.8 mm, 36g
-- Material --
*Blade: white 1 steel, base:soft iron, double edged *heat treated and Sharp edged blade
*Black smith, Tsukasa Tokaji
*Construction: San Mai, hand-forged in the traditional way
Note: There are some tiny rust and crack on body steel and tang part, it's not defective. Japanese traditional Kurouchi finish.
*approx. size and weight
A brand new, Made in Japan
*Price is include a knife
*The engraved mark may change without notice.
Sale discount note: The tang part of this knife blank was rough finished. It's not level or flat or symmetrical in some cases. However you can re-shape with file, hammer or vice, because tang material is soft iron. 
Paying Particular Attention to the Center of Gravity
By creating a thickness near the handle, the center of gravity lies near the user’s hand. This gives the knife a good balance, and it is devised in a way that it is a joy to hold.
