The Shizuku R2 line is one of the most popular line from master Yu Kurosaki. This line is beautifully forged with Kurosaki's famous hammer pattern, resulting in a diamond mirror look through out the blade. The knife itself is probably one of my best cutters in its price range. As a result this line is one of the most recommended blades in my showroom :)
I am very happy to offer them to my fellow K&S customers.
The conventional Echizen knives mostly featuring a simple darkwood handle that is neither hardwood, nor with horn ferrule, and without any taper. I decided that the Shizuku line warrants a better handle in the future. For the older knives, since we also receive them handled, the cost of replacing them with K&S handles are quite expensive. So this time around I ordered the blade only and as a result I am able to install the much better quality K&S handles. The standard handle is the K&S octagonal handle with ebony and black buffalo horn ferrule. We sell them at AU$80 a pop (check it out here), and sells a lot of them, so you know you are getting one heck of a deal here!
Measurements
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Weight |
159 g |
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Total Length |
318 mm |
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Tip to Heel Length |
160 mm |
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Blade Height at Heel |
45.5 mm |
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Width of Spine Above Heel |
2.1 mm |
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Width of Spine at Middle of Blade |
1.6 mm |
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Width of Spine at about 1cm From the Tip |
1.6 mm |
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Steel |
R2 Powdered Steel, Stainless Cladding |
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Hardness |
HRC 63 to 64 | |
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Handle Design |
Ebony Handle with Black Horn Ferrule |
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