Jin 266mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-74 $250-$500 We especially recommend this as

We especially recommend this as a great medium grit stone for honyaki knives and similar types of steel

though it will eventually flatten out over time

it does soak rather quickly and provides good cutting speed and tactile feedback

The Blazen wa-santoku has a very thin kiritsuke-style tip

Jin 266mm High Speed Steel Yanagiba with Saya Y-74 $250-$500 We especially recommend this asProduct Description Detailed Specs Measurements This high speed knife is one of a kind knife. The maker of the Jin knives was born in Tokyo before World War II and began making knives early on in his life. We met with him some years ago, during our first business trip to Japan. After a very nice meeting with him, we were lucky enough to be allowed to carry his knives. At the time we met him, he was already retired, so his knives are all new old stock