Blade Length	120 mm
Total Length	310 mm
Steel	Shirogami (White) #1 Stainless Clad
Handle	Walnut
Ferrule	Black Pakka Wood
Rockwell	61-63
Height Spine to heel	52 mm
Width at Spine	2 mm
Weight	126 grams

Goko Hamono is one of the last remaining shops making their knives by hand in the Chiba region which is just outside of Tokyo. These knives are forged from Shirogami #1 steel and have stainless cladding giving you the benefit of the Carbon steel and the cutting edge and the ease of maintenance of stainless steel protecting it. They have a faint but very beautiful Nashiji finish on them and the dark handles contrast with the light coloured blades really nicely. Fit and Finish on these knives is great, Ferrule and Handle come together very nicely with no bumps or spaces and the blade and handle are fit together very nicely as well.

Great balance and feel to this knife. Not too heavy but not super light they are balanced slightly forward making them a bit blade heavy. This makes for a comfortable and nimble feeling knife that's ground nice and thin behind the edge and has great cutting feel.

Santoku translates to Three virtues which refers to slicing, dicing and chopping or meat, fish and vegetables depending who you talk to. Basically what the name tries to imply is the incredible versatility of the blade. Great for chopping vegetables, slicing meat and anything else you can throw at them they are easily the most popular blade in home kitchens in Japan and are quickly becoming the go to shape in North America as well.