Ergonomically shaped black Pakka wood handle elegantly enhanced with a mosaic pin, red decorative ring and a metal end-cap featuring the MIYABI logo. Hand polishing reveals a unique Damascus design. Forged 49-layer construction - FC61 super steel core is encapsulated by 48 layers of stainless steel. FRIODUR twice ice-hardened blade is extremely hard and robust, with hardness of 61 HRC. Traditional Honbazuke hand honed edge creates an ultra-sharp cutting edge of 9.5- 12 angle (19-24 total).