Miyazaki x Zahocho tsuchime kurouchi aogami #2 damascus 180mm hakata

Zahocho Custom

Haruki Miyazaki-san, born in 1985, is a young blacksmith from Goto, Nagasaki. For five years, he apprenticed under Toshio Ooba-san who is known for his hakata knives (a regional variation of the bunka). After the apprenticeship, he travelled all over Japan to gain some more knowledge from other blacksmiths. Miyazaki-san also learned from the famous blacksmith Yukinori Shirataka-san (†2017) who was considered a living national treasure.

In 2011, he finally decided to open his own workshop. He makes various knives using aogami#2, shirogami#2, aogami super, and ginsan. He is also known for his "Tsubaki knife" or the hakata.

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Brand/ blacksmith: Miyazaki
Location: Nagasaki, Japan
Knife type: hakata | ktip
Finish: tsuchime kurouchi damascus

Construction type: sanmai | iron clad
Steel category: carbon
Core steel: Hitachi aogami #2 (blue #2)

Total length: 331mm
Blade length: 181mm
Blade height at heel: 51mm
Spine thickness at handle: 3.4mm
Spine thickness at heel: 2.9mm
Spine thickness at middle: 2.2mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 1.1mm
Weight: 181g

Edge/bevel: 50:50
Handle: mono octagonal boak
Hand orientation: ambidextrous

NOTE:
These knives are handmade so there will be slight variances and imperfections. Even the pricier Shigefusa or Kiyoshi Kato knives can have minor imperfections.

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