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UP!! October 16th Mr. Tanaka Custom ZDP189 Custom Damascus Kitchen Knife
At the annual 2006 Seki Knife Show held on October 7th and 8th, we got to know a Custom Kifemaker, Mr. Kazuyuki Tanaka from Miki City, Hyogo Prefecture. He is a member of Miki Custom Knife Guild. Miki City is famous for the Edged Tools such as the professional carpenter's chisels, planes etc.
Along with the VG10 Damascus Chef's knives, he had some knives made of ZDP189 Damascus on his table. He told me that this is a first time for him to use the ZDP189 and he made only 4 knives specially for the knife show. As you know, the ZDP189 is the ultimate powdered steel developed by Hitachi Metals, Ltd. It contains high carbon (3.00%) and high chromium (20.00%), and can be hardned up to Rockwell 67 C scale.
Ironwood with Nickel silver bolster and Mosaic pins (full tang). Mr. Tanaka explained me that all his knives are designed to have upswept line from the the top of the blade tip to the handle end for an efficient cutting performance (shown in the photo). 
ZDP-189 Damascus Utility Knife 170mmTotal Length 300mm Blade Thickness 2mm Total Weight 140g $280.00Available in Stock action=https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr method=post target=paypal>