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Yosimitu Kajiya Shirogami Kiritsuke Bunka kuroishi (universal knife), 160 mm
SKU: YK-B160Yosimitu 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.
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: 160 mm
- Total length: 330 mm
- Weight: 126 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.
