Brand: Hitohira (Chinese)
Blacksmith: Togashi 富樫打刃物製作所
Production area: Sakai-Osaka/Japan
Profile: Chinese Cleaver
Size: 220mm
Steel Type: Carbon Steel (Oxidizable)
Steel: Yasuki White (Shirogami) #2, soft iron plated
Handle: Ho wood & octagonal buffalo horn ferrule
Total length: 380 mm
Edge length: 226 mm
Length from handle to tip: 256 mm
Blade height: 105 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Handle length: 142 mm
Weight: 570g
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Grinder: Kenya Togashi
Kenji Togashi is a legendary blacksmith from Sakai and one of the few blacksmiths in Japan skilled enough to forge quality honyaki blades. Since beginning his career in 1966, Master Togashi has received numerous accolades and is renowned for his mastery of these blacksmithing skills. Master Togashi crafts blades in his own workshop in Sakai, along with his three sons.
Brand: Hitohira (Chinese)
Blacksmith: Togashi 富樫打刃物製作所
Production area: Sakai-Osaka/Japan
Profile: Chinese Cleaver
Size: 220mm
Steel Type: Carbon Steel (Oxidizable)
Steel: Yasuki White (Shirogami) #2, soft iron plated
Handle: Ho wood & octagonal buffalo horn ferrule
Total length: 380 mm
Edge length: 226 mm
Length from handle to tip: 256 mm
Blade height: 105 mm
Thickness: 3.4 mm
Handle length: 142 mm
Weight: 570g
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Grinder: Kenya Togashi
Kenji Togashi is a legendary blacksmith from Sakai and one of the few blacksmiths in Japan skilled enough to forge quality honyaki blades. Since beginning his career in 1966, Master Togashi has received numerous accolades and is renowned for his mastery of these blacksmithing skills. Master Togashi crafts blades in his own workshop in Sakai, along with his three sons.