Chef's Knife 210mm(8.3inch) Japanese handle Aogami steel Damascus Double Bevel Gyuto Blade Length : 210mm(8.3inch), Total length : 370mm(14.6inch), Weight : about 190g(6.7oz) Blade Material : Aogami Steel No.2 (Blue Steel/ High Carbon Steel), Hardness :around HRC61 +/- 1. Handle Material : Walnut wood Made in Japan! Handedness : Right and Left hand. (It doesn't have fine edge when we ship this item. So please sharpen edge as you like.) Use : Cutting Vegetables, Meat, Fish. This item is handmade by a Japanese craftsman, with which you can feel the human warmth. They are quite different from machine made ones. We do not recommend it for those who do not like a small slash or slight curve of the blade.