Nakagawa Blue 1 Sakimaru Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm (wide version)

Nakagawa Blue 1 Sakimaru Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm (wide version)After the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for almost 20 years, is heading the Shiraki Hamono (now as Nakagawa Hamono). In fact, many of Shiraki san's works including honyaki in the last 5 or more years were done by Nakagawa san. Nakagawa san is also forging knives for some top tier lines from Sakai retailers, namely Sakai Kikumori, Sakai Jikko, and some other brands. After the success

436 g  Total Length

Due to my engineering background

yet the most important part is

while the spine measures 2

you know these type of clay pots are used extensively in Japan

This honing rod has a medium 1200 grit surface that polishes your edge smooth

As an entry-level gyuto

offering a controllable chopping motion with a less aggressive tip geometry

Edge Length: 320 mm

reflecting the ultra-thin Sanjo grinds Yoshikane is known for

I mean really LONG

I having been using one for more than a year now