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Yosimitu Kajiya Shirogami Kiritsuke Bunka kuroishi (universal knife), 180 mm
SKU: YK-B180Yosimitu Kajiya Shirogami Bunka kuroishi
This Japanese universal knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami carbon steel with a protective layer (Sanmai) on the outside. This double-sided sharpened knife has a black (Kurochi) protective layer. This knife is completely hand-forged by master blacksmith Junichi Ide from Shimabara (Nagasaki) and is unique in its kind. The blade is very thin and manually sharpened and has no thickenings, making sharpening very easy.
Yosimitu Kajiya is a small forge (Kajiya) in the small town of Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture. The forge was founded in 1937 by the great-grandfather of the current blacksmith. Junichi Ide is the third generation blacksmith at Yosimitu Kajiya and forges and sharpens all the knives himself, which is quite exceptional in Japan.
- Blade length: 180 mm
- Total length: 350 mm
- Weight: 138 grams
- Blade thickness: 3,30 mm
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Shirogami steel "White paper steel" (non-stainless) with 2 layers of softer steel on the outside and black Kurochi protective layer.
- Hardness: 62 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: Octagonal Chestnut wood and head of black pakka wood
- Knife comes in a traditional cardboard box with a handmade cover made of beautiful luxurious Japanese textile
Like all Japanese knives, the handmade knives from Yosimitu Kajiya are not dishwasher safe, cleaning and drying after each use is the best treatment for these exclusive products.
There are no wooden sayas available for this knife.
