Santoku beech Handle: BeechRivets: AluminumBlade: stainless Surface: blue gritBlade length: approx. 165 mm / 6,25 inchOverall length: approx. 300 mm This universal kitchen knife has three virtues and is ideal for all for fish, meat, and vegetable preparations. Finely balanced, the wide blade goes effortlessly through vegetables, fish or meat. The blade is made of an exceptional, high quality stainless or non-stainless steel. It is very finely and thinly ground out in the "Solingen thin grind" and "blue pierced" by hand. You can sharpen this knife with a diamond sharpening steel or a whetstone. The handles are handmade, finely ground, polished and oiled by master craftsmen.