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Kagemitsu Kantō 関東地方, Nakiri 165 mm (vegetable knife), VG-1 -western handle-
Kagemitsu Kanto Nakiri,
Double-sided sharpened and laminated (Sanmai) blade of stainless steel with a core of Japanese VG-1 steel. The blade is extremely thin and manually sharpened and has no thickening, which makes sharpening on Japanese water stones very easy.
These knives are made in the Ishizuchi forge in Japan. The VG-1 steel is forged between two layers of softer steel, this outer layer is made of softer steel and ensures that the core steel is well protected against possible damage and oxidation. You can order this knife with the Kagemitsu engraving or without engraving (or with your own name in Kanji characters),
- Blade length: 165 mm
- Total length: 240 mm
- Weight: 110-130 grams
- Blade height: 46 mm
- Blade thickness: 1.8 mm
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese VG-1 steel (stainless) with 2 layers of steel (sanmai forged)
- Hardness: 59 (Rockwell C)
- Handle: Black pakka wood
- handle with riveted stainless steel bolster
These knives are not dishwasher safe and very sensitive to hard and/or frozen products. Only vegetables and meat/fish may be cut with these knives.
