This is honestly one of the most beautiful knives I have ever seen. It is fresh from Dave with a new custom handle by Stefan - Redwood burl and masur birch burl. This knife is brand new and has never been used.
The blade pattern is called Kitae-Ji, using Shirogami No.2 Carbon Hagane steel core wrapped and layer-forged with wrought irons. The layers of steel have been twist forged repeatedly, creating unique "clouds flow" damascus patterns on the entire blade surface including the spine. Unlike many bladesmiths, Hinoura-san never uses modern machines and pre-clad steels because he believes a traditional approach creates the highest performance knives. This is quite a substantial knife - very thick along the spine, but is very thin behind the edge. Asking $1900 shipped conus.
The blade pattern is called Kitae-Ji, using Shirogami No.2 Carbon Hagane steel core wrapped and layer-forged with wrought irons. The layers of steel have been twist forged repeatedly, creating unique "clouds flow" damascus patterns on the entire blade surface including the spine. Unlike many bladesmiths, Hinoura-san never uses modern machines and pre-clad steels because he believes a traditional approach creates the highest performance knives. This is quite a substantial knife - very thick along the spine, but is very thin behind the edge. Asking $1900 shipped conus.