Hatsukokoro Aokitae 220mm Gyuto Iron Clad Aogami 2 Kurouchi Octagonal Hinoki Horn New Old Stock Well made with a great Color:Deep Red Brick Well made with a great washiki (Japanese aesthetic) look ) made by the great Lamson & Goodnow company of Shelburne Falls Massachusetts with a distinctly New England design seen in the folded steel bolster pinned over the handle scales to prevent spreading and damage to the handle with use and washing These rustic style kurouchi finished knives are forged with a nice distal taper and done fairly thin and ground simply but cleanly Hand forged mild steel clad aogami 2 carbon steel with octagonal hinoki and horn handles made for Hatsukokoro