This sujihiki was forged with an Apex ultra core, at 64hrc. The cladding is a total of 60 layers of soft wrought iron layered with pure nickel.
The blade was ground with a shinogi, which was difficult but very fun to do. While not stone finished, i put it on the stones as an intermediate step so stone finishing should be possible without a huge hassle.
The handle is simple ebony, to highlight the beauty of the blade. The blade measures 310x32mm in size and the total knife weighs a suprisingly light 199g. Yet, it feels sturdy and nicely balanced.
Cheers, Timo