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Kikuichi Nickel Warikomi Damascus serie (NWD) Petty, Rosewood octagonal handle -150 mm-
SKU: NWD_P150Kikuichi Nickel Warikomi Damascus series (NWD) Petty, Pallisander octagonal handle
This Japanese paring knife has a suminagashi forged core of Japanese AUS10 (stainless) carbon steel. This double-sided sharpened knife is made by the master blacksmith of Kikuichi. The blade is very thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, which makes sharpening very easy. A petty is a narrow paring knife that can be used for meat, fish and the preparation of vegetables and fruit.
- Blade length: 150 mm
- Total length: 270 mm
- Weight: 64 grams
- Blade thickness: 2 mm
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese AUS10 (stainless) steel with 2 softer layers of Damascus steel for the outside
- Hardness: 60 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: Traditional octagonal rosewood handle with black Ebony bolster.
Like all Japanese knives, the handmade knives from Kikuichi are not dishwasher safe, cleaning and drying after each use is the best treatment for these exclusive products.
Kikuichi Monjyu Shiro Kanenaga
Kikuichi has a long and impressive history. The current forge has been in the well-known "knife town" Sakai for 100 years, but the foundation of the brand started well before that. Over 700 years ago, the then Emperor of Japan, Emperor Gotoba, commissioned Shiro Kanenaga (the founder of Kikuichi) to become his personal swordsmith. For centuries, Kikuichi's smiths made swords for the emperors. The imperial symbol of the "Chrysanthemum" was visible on the swords and this can be seen on the blades to this day. The chrysanthemum is the national symbol of Japan. The imperial seal is a stylized chrysanthemum, and the country has a knighthood named after the flower, the Chrysanthemum Order.
Shiro Kanenaga is one of Kikuichi's distant ancestors and his name is integrated into the company's current name: Kikuichi Monjyu Shiro Kanenaga, Kikuichi: literally "First Chrysanthemum", Monjyu is the Buddha worshiped by Shiro Kanenaga in Nara, his hometown south of Osaka.
