Baishinshi Kunimitsu Kiridashi Kogatana - single-sided -
Baishinshi Kunimitsu Kiridashi Kogatana,
A razor-sharp knife of traditional Japanese steel. This type of knife is used in Japan for wood carving and as a hobby knife. This knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami #2 White paper carbon steel. Provided with a layer of stainless steel for protection (Sanmai forged), this knife is single-sided sharpened so that this blade has an even finer cut. This knife was manually forged and sharpened in the small Baishinshi smithy (梅心子 國 光) in Sanjo. This family has been working for more than 250 years in forging Japanese knives and tools, the current smith is Umeda Kunimitsu (7th generation).
This knife is available in 5 sizes:
- Blade width: 12, 15, 18, 21 and 24 mm (to be selected via the selection menu)
- Total length: 165, 170, 180, 185, 200 mm
- Weight: 14, 18, 24, 28 grams
- Thickness 2.4 mm
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Shirogami # 2 steel (non-stainless) with 2 layers of stainless steel (blade is single-sided)
- The back of the blade is hollow ground
- Hardness: 62-63 (Rockwell C)
- No handle
