Sugi Cutlery

Custom Japanese Knife handle (wa handle) for 240-260 - CITES Certified Figured Kingwood

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Sugi Cutlery

Custom Japanese Knife handle (wa handle) for 240-260 - CITES Certified Figured Kingwood

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This is an octagonal Wa Style Handle made for Japanese style kitchen knives.

Suited for a 240-260mm  gyuto or other Japanese knife.

  • Body: CITES Certified Kingwood, a premium rosewood
  • Length: 141 mm   (5 1/2”)
  • Weight: 66 g

Kingwood -  So named from several French kings (Louis XIV and Louis XV) in the 17th and 18th centuries that preferred the wood in the use of fine furniture. Kingwood is considered a true rosewood in the Dalbergia genus, and is among the densest of all rosewoods, with African blackwood (D. melanoxylon) being the only species with a higher average dried weight.

Handle is buffed to natural luster 

Use and care - Hand wash and dry - Never put in dishwasher nor leave in hot soapy water.

 

  • Description

This is an octagonal Wa Style Handle made for Japanese style kitchen knives.

Suited for a 240-260mm  gyuto or other Japanese knife.

  • Body: CITES Certified Kingwood, a premium rosewood
  • Length: 141 mm   (5 1/2”)
  • Weight: 66 g

Kingwood -  So named from several French kings (Louis XIV and Louis XV) in the 17th and 18th centuries that preferred the wood in the use of fine furniture. Kingwood is considered a true rosewood in the Dalbergia genus, and is among the densest of all rosewoods, with African blackwood (D. melanoxylon) being the only species with a higher average dried weight.

Handle is buffed to natural luster 

Use and care - Hand wash and dry - Never put in dishwasher nor leave in hot soapy water.