Sakai Takayuki 63-layer Damascus Utility/Petty Knife, 120mm (4.7") Japanese Chef Knives a 210mm version is not

a 210mm version is not available)

This steel is a high carbon steel alloy

The finish is kuro-uchi (black) with a lacquer coating -- this helps protect the steel and should not be polished off

The same quality

Sakai Takayuki 63-layer Damascus Utility/Petty Knife, 120mm (4.7") Japanese Chef Knives a 210mm version is notSakai Takayuki 63 layer Damascus Utility Petty Knife, 120mm (4. 7") This style of knife is a perfect companion to a chef's knife or santoku. A petty knife is what the Japanese call our small "utility" or "paring" knives. Perfect for small and precise slicing, dicing, and mincing. And since the blade at the heel is deeper (shaped sort of like a mini chef's knife) than you find in most European "utility" knives, I find it a MUCH more useful shape, since