Blade Length	150 mm
Total Length	297 mm
Steel	Shirogami (White) #1 Stainless Clad
Handle	Walnut
Ferrule	Black Pakka Wood
Rockwell	61-63
Height Spine to heel	41 mm
Width at Spine	2.5 mm
Weight	123 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.

Honesuki are a style of Japanese Boning knife. They are ideal for smaller animals like chickens and rabbits and other small game as their aggressively pointed tip makes getting in-between bones and joints easy. They are usually thicker behind the edge than a petty knife of a similar size, this adds to the comfort and durability of the blade. Care should be taken not to attempt to cut through bone with this knife, although it's meant for butchery it's meant to go through joints and weak points in the animal not through bone.