Hieji 240mm Gyuto: Blade Height?

[seattle_lee]

How tall is the Heiji 240mm gyuto? I've got one coming in a couple of months, and I need to figure out how it will fit into my knife block. Which in turn effects another purchase I might be making right now.

thanks
Lee

 

[EdipisReks]

I currently have two, and one was 48mm out of the box (this was direct from Nakaya-san), and the other, a Gesshin, was 49.5 out of the box.

 

[Yamabushi]

I just got my custom 253mm Heiji gyuto today and it measures 48.5mm.

 

[seattle_lee]

Thanks, guys.

Yamabushi -- did you order it at 255 and there was some variance, or did you actually order it at 253mm?

 

[Lefty]

They are approximately 49mm, at the heel, and he doesn't like going much taller.

 

[Yamabushi]

Yamabushi -- did you order it at 255 and there was some variance, or did you actually order it at 253mm?

Because I didn't know how precise he could be, I had specified a range, 250-255mm. Remeasuring, I would say it is between 252 & 253mm. It appears he perfectly split the difference.