The Yaxell Tsuchimon Chef's Knife is designed for slicing, dicing, and chopping a full range of fruits, vegetables, and more. With its curved belly, the Chef's knife can be gently rocked through fresh herbs or spices to produce a very fine mince. Yaxell Tsuchimon is also known as "beautiful wave line" with a hammered texture on the blade in Japanese. Constructed of Japanese VG10 superior stainless steel clad by high quality stainless steel from both sides. The handle is made of FDA approved black resin and linen Canvas Micarta with two stainless steel rivets. The canvas material is dyed black and brilliantly polished to last for decades. The engraved end-cap of the handle is made of 18/10 stainless steel, which provides outstanding stability and balance.