With heel
Yosimitu Kajiya Shirogami Kiritsuke Bunka kuroishi (universal knife), 190 mm - with heel-
SKU: YK-B190-WHYosimitu 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 is provided with a black (Kurochi) protective layer. This knife is completely hand-forged by the master blacksmith Junichi Ide from Shimabara (Nagasaki) and is unique in its kind. The blade is very thin and manually sharpened. This specific knife has a Quite which is unique for Japanese knives. This means that you are less bothered by the often very sharp back of the blade.
Yosimitu Kajiya is a small forge (Kajiya) in the small town of Shimabara, in the prefecture of Nagasaki. 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: 190 mm
- Total length: 340 mm
- Weight: 144 grams
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Shirogami #2 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 bolster of black pakka wood
- Knife comes in a beautiful cardboard box with handmade cover of Japanese textile
Like all Japanese knives, the handmade knives of 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.
