A beautiful Masur Birchwood handle leads into 101 layers of steel, precision ground to expose an exquisite flower Damask pattern and a cutting core of ultra-hard Micro-Carbide MC63 powdered steel. Size: 9.5" / 240 mm, 63° Rockwell Hardness, Edge Angle: 9.5-12° per side Micro-Carbide MC63 powdered steel core, CRYODUR vacuum tempered blades, three-step Honbazuke honing process 100 layers of stainless steel (50 layers per side) wrap the blade core and are polished to reveal a one-of-a-kind flower Damascus pattern Traditional Japanese D-shape Birchwood handle enhanced with a mosaic pin and a metal end cap featuring the MIYABI logo, made in Seki, Japan