Knife Measurements
Wa handle
Yo Handle
Length, Overall
416
375
Length, Handle to Tip
264
254
Length, Heel to Tip
246
247
Weight (gr)
221
266
Height, Blade at Heel
49.5
50.3
Width, At the Handle
5.6
10.6
Width, Above the Heel
3.6
3.3
Width, At the Middle
2.1
2.4
Width, 1cm from Tip
1.2
1.4
Halfway, at Spine
2.1
2.4
Halfway, 2cm from Edge
1.5
1.5
Halfway, 1cm from Edge
1.3
1.2
Halfway, 0.5cm from Edge
0.6
0.9

Two gyutos

The gyuto is probably the ‘hottest’ Shigefusa knife at the moment. Hereby two knives side-by-side, a kitaeji wa & yo handled gyuto, 240mm in length. Enjoy.

Side-By-Side

First shot, the two kitaeji gyutos side by side. Quickly noticable is the difference in handle length. The wa handle is 157mm long, while the Yo handle only measures 120mm; diameter is different as well: 29.6mm vs 25.1mm for the Yo handle.

Side By Side 2

Side-By-Side 2

Again, clear is the difference in handle length and this time around the blade profile and height at the heel

Side By Side

Coil Shots

Coil shot: the yo handle "looks" to have a slimmer profile, though the measurements tell otherwise. So either one of two things: my caliper is off, or not. We are looking at the coil, while the measurements are taken at the middle of the knives, obstructed by the coil from this angle.

Side By Side

One More

A "just because" shot; beautiful angle and focus on the bolster of the yo handle.