Nakagawa aogami#1 honyaki tall gyuto 240mm

The Nakagawa aogami#1 honyaki tall gyuto 240mm is a handcrafted Japanese knife by Sakai-based blacksmith Satoshi Nakagawa. This gyuto features a tall blade profile and a workhorse grind.

Aogami honyaki knives have a less visible hamon than their shirogami counterparts. To make it more visible, acid etching can be done. This can also reveal some banding. 

※ What is a honyaki?
Honyaki (本焼), which translates to "true-fired" in Japanese, represents the pinnacle of traditional Japanese knife craftsmanship, deeply rooted in the application of Japanese swordsmithing techniques. It involves crafting blades from a single piece of steel. This method produces a blade with a resilient spine and a hard, sharp edge, with a distinctive boundary between the two areas called the hamon. The honyaki process is known for its high failure rate during production, often resulting in blade cracking or warping during the quenching process. The combination of the required expertise and the high failure rate contributes to the higher cost of honyaki knives compared to other types of kitchen knives (laminated blades).

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Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
Sharpener: -undisclosed-
Producing Area: Sakai, japan
Knife type: honyaki gyuto
Steel: Hitachi aogami#1 (blue#1)
Steel type: carbon

Overall length: 383mm
Blade length (heel to tip): 227mm
Blade height at the heel: 55.9mm
Spine thickness at the handle: 4.2mm
Spine thickness at the heel: 3.9mm
Spine thickness midway: 3.5mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 1.5mm
Weight: 292g
Edge/bevel: 50:50
Handle: octagonal ebony with blonde horn ferrule
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
Saya/ sheath: Not included

Engraving (tang): "made by Nakagawa"; "Aogami#1"
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Note:
a. For the care and maintenance of Japanese knives, such as this Nakagawa aogami#1 honyaki tall gyuto knife, please refer to our care guide below.
b. Please be aware that slight measurement variations are typical in handcrafted Japanese kitchen knives.
c. Similarly, it's common for these handcrafted knives to have minor cosmetic variations, such as light surface marks or fine scuffs.

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