J A Henckels 10.5” Chef Knife Carbon Steel 102 10” Solingen Pre 1940 Utensil Drink this paper is acid free Size:No. 10 this paper is acid free Wakui san decided to dedicate himself to knife making to keep the family business running and began his knifemaking journey by working long hours as an apprentice at Yoshikane Cutlery in Sanjo 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 Blade is 10 1 2” from tip to heel and 1 7 8” wide at heel overall length is 16”