Shun Reserve 9 1/2\" Hollow Ground Slicing Knife In addition to being strikingly beautiful, the Shun Reserve Hollow-Ground Slicing Knife offers you the very best in slicing performance. The long, narrow blade allows you to make a cleaner cut, which helps keep more of the juices¿and more of the flavor¿trapped in the meat. The longer blade also lets you make precise slices with a single stroke, while the narrower profile and hollow-ground indentations help the blade glide through the meat with even less friction. The Shun Reserve Hollow-Ground Santoku is part of the Shun Reserve line, a masterful blend of graceful beauty and impeccable performance. Shun Reserve knives are full-tang Western-style kitchen tools clad with 32 layers of flowing ¿ladder¿ Damascus on each side of the blade¿for a total of 64 layers of cladding. Yet as beautiful as this elegant Damascus is, it is Reserve¿s SG2 steel cutting core that makes it truly remarkable. This ultra-fine-grained steel is incredibly hard and dense¿enabling Shun to make thinner blades that can be sharpened to a razor-like 16¿ angle. At the same time, SG2 offers unmatched edge retention. Shun Reserve offers the strength and perfectly balanced weight that Western-style knife lovers prefer. Full-tang, riveted construction provides a heftier blade that delivers both power and precision. Exceptionally beautiful, Shun Reserve knives offer supreme performance and are a pleasure to use. MPN:ND0720