American Nogent Style 9.75" Slicer Forged Carbon Steel Antler Re Handle Whetstone Pallares 8in 22cm kitchen utility knife with First Aid Pallares 8in 22cm kitchen utility knife with a stainless steel drop point blade and turned olive handle Steel Type Shirogami #2 Handle Material Ho Wood Weight 184g Height at Heel 45mm Overall Length 320mm Cutting Edge 168mm Handle Length 133mm Thickness at heel 3 A set of American made knives with stag re handles was found in a large collection recently A convex face to a blade greatly increases a knife's performance as there is less sticking as there is on a flat face and the blade does not get thick behind the edge nearly as fast as with a flat faced blade