Skarvet Santoku Universal Knife makes it easy when working with the smallest ingredients. It has many uses but is especially suitable for cutting herbs, tomatoes and other tasks such as chopping garlic or ginger. The knife blade is of damascus steel with a core of VG10 steel plus 66 layers of 431 and 304 steel. They are hardened to 58-62 on the rockwell scale and the edge is sharpened to 16 degrees. The result is an exceptionally sharp and beautiful knife. The shaft is green pakkawood(compressed wood), which is a very solid and durable material. The knife comes in a green leather sheath with a loop, so that it can be hung up or placed in a drawer without being damaged.