HINT #!: Japanese Designer
HINT #2: bolster features 19 layers of steel and vari-colored copper, expertly worked so that the colors are exposed in intricate patterns. No dyes or other coloring process is used to produce the pattern—it’s all done through the art of the metalsmith. There are ten layers of steel, five layers of the familiar copper-colored copper, and four layers of a brass-colored copper.
HINT #3: Handle of quince wood.
Nakamura 1480 A very pretty knife I've never used but love the shape of. There is a little too much filler between the quince and the bolster on mine. I guess for the price you can't expect the precision of a William Henry. ledlover99