Jin 230mm High Speed Steel Ko-Yanagiba with Saya P-03 Oyster Knives We especially recommend this as

We especially recommend this as a great medium grit stone for honyaki knives and similar types of steel

You will notice that in between the softer carbon steel and harder High Speed Steel cutting edge

but please be careful when drying it out

by committing to only using a dual cross-back strap design

Heel to Tip Length: 182mm

Jin 230mm High Speed Steel Ko-Yanagiba with Saya P-03 Oyster Knives We especially recommend this asProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This high speed knife is one of a kind knife. The maker of the Jin knives was born in Tokyo before World War II and began making knives early on in his life. We met with him some years ago, during our first business trip to Japan. After a very nice meeting with him, we were lucky enough to be allowed to carry his knives. At the time we met him, he was already retired, so his knives are all new old stock