What a magnificent piece of wood. You got the best out of it too. Compliments to the chefFinishing up on this one. Iron wood with faux ivory cap. Really great grain movement and depending on the angle of light you can see lighter sapwood peek through behind some of the darker sections. 130mm and 53 grams. Was originally heading towards a 180 petty, then tokushu dropped some 240 Shindos (without handles) and now it’s heading to the big leagues. Lighter handle will help keep the knife with a forward balance and I’m thinking they’ll make a nice match!