Distributor: Hatsukokoro
Blacksmith: Nakagawa Satoshi 菊千代
Production area: Sakai-Osaka/Japan
Profile: Petty
Size: 150mm
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Steel: Ginsan (Silver #3), stainless steel plated
Handle: Wenge wood and Pakka ring
Total length: 268 mm
Edge length: 144 mm
Length from handle to tip: 153 mm
Blade height: 29 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Handle length: 115 mm
Weight: 82g
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Shiraki Knives in Sakai City was one of the best blacksmiths in Japan. Kenichi Shiraki was a famous blacksmith who could make No. 1 water-tempered Honyaki knives (Shiroichi Mizu Honyaki) from white steel. It is said that there are only about four blacksmiths who can make these knives as of 2021. This skill is required.
Satoshi Nakagawa studied and crafted knives there for 16 years. He closed Shiraki Knives after Master Shiraki's retirement and started Nakagawa Knives in April 2021. He also makes Shiroichi Mizu Honyaki knives, single and double bevel knives, and stainless and carbon steel knives. This fact makes him one of the best blacksmiths in Japan. He has inherited Sakai's 600-year history and tradition of cutlery making.
Distributor: Hatsukokoro
Blacksmith: Nakagawa Satoshi 菊千代
Production area: Sakai-Osaka/Japan
Profile: Petty
Size: 150mm
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Steel: Ginsan (Silver #3), stainless steel plated
Handle: Wenge wood and Pakka ring
Total length: 268 mm
Edge length: 144 mm
Length from handle to tip: 153 mm
Blade height: 29 mm
Thickness: 2.8 mm
Handle length: 115 mm
Weight: 82g
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Shiraki Knives in Sakai City was one of the best blacksmiths in Japan. Kenichi Shiraki was a famous blacksmith who could make No. 1 water-tempered Honyaki knives (Shiroichi Mizu Honyaki) from white steel. It is said that there are only about four blacksmiths who can make these knives as of 2021. This skill is required.
Satoshi Nakagawa studied and crafted knives there for 16 years. He closed Shiraki Knives after Master Shiraki's retirement and started Nakagawa Knives in April 2021. He also makes Shiroichi Mizu Honyaki knives, single and double bevel knives, and stainless and carbon steel knives. This fact makes him one of the best blacksmiths in Japan. He has inherited Sakai's 600-year history and tradition of cutlery making.