Nakagawa aogami #1 suminagashi 330mm sakimaru takohiki

 Satoshi Nakagawa-san is the disciple of master blacksmith Kenichi Shiraki-san (retired in 2017). He has trained under Shiraki-san for 16 years and was at the helm of Shiraki Hamono since 2015 when his master was ill. In April 2021, he decided to open his own workshop: Nakagawa Hamono.

At such a relatively young age, he is one of the most talented smiths out there who can forge both laminated and honyaki knives. He uses carbon steels like shirogami, aogami as well as stainless ones like VG10 and Ginsanko. We are excited to add some more Nakagawa-san's extremely well-forged blades in our lineup.

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Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
Location: Sakai, Japan
Knife type: sakimaru takohiki with fuller ('chinagashi')
Finish: suminagashi/ damascus

Construction type: nimai damascus soft iron
Steel category: carbon
Steel type: Hitachi aogami #1 (blue #1)

Total length: 494mm
Blade length: 323mm
Blade height at heel: 34.6mm
Spine thickness at handle: 4.3mm
Spine thickness at heel: 4.2mm
Spine thickness at middle: 3.0mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 1.9mm
Weight: 296g

Edge/bevel: single bevel
Handle: octagonal ebony
Ferrule: buffalo horn
Hand orientation: right-handed

Reminder: Regular maintenance is necessary for Japanese knives, like this Nakagawa aogami #1 suminagashi 330mm sakimaru takohiki knife. Please follow our care guide for proper handling.

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