Slicing Knife Hollow-Ground – Classic, 9-in

The Shun Classic 9-in. Hollow-Ground Slicing Knife’s long, narrow blade allows you to make a cleaner cut, which helps keep more of the juicesand thus more of the flavortrapped in the meat. The longer blade 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.- Hollow-ground indentations help slices release from the blade- Hand-sharpened 16 double-bevel blade (32 comprehensive)- Steel: Proprietary VG-MAX cutting core, 34 layers each side (68 total) stainless Damascus cladding- Handle: D-shaped ebony PakkaWood- Blade length: 9 in. (22.9 cm)- Handcrafted in Japan