Shigeki Tanaka kurouchi aogami #2 165mm kiritsuke santoku
Shigeki Tanaka kurouchi aogami #2 165mm kiritsuke santoku
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The Tanaka family is a well-known knife-making family from Miki City. They have been in the business for more than 100 years.
Tanaka-san is a fourth-generation blacksmith. He trained in Takefu for three years and eventually joined his family's knife-making business in 1999.
He mainly uses VG10 and aogami#2 in his knives so you expect mastery and excellent heat treatment with this steel.
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Brand/ maker: Shigeki Tanaka
Location: Miki, Japan
Knife type: ktip / kiritsuke santoku
Finish: kurouchi
Construction type: sanmai | iron clad
Steel type: carbon
Steel: aogami#2
Total length: 308mm
Blade length: 165mm
Blade height at heel: 46.8mm
Spine thickness at handle: 2.4mm
Spine thickness at heel: 1.9mm
Spine thickness at middle: 1.3mm
Spine thickness 1cm from the tip: 0.8mm
Weight: 127g
Edge/bevel: 50:50
Handle: octagonal Japanese Quince wood
Hand orientation: ambidextrous
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Care Guide
• Use whetstones for sharpening
• Use wooden or rubber cutting boards
• Keep clean and dry to prevent rust
• Avoid cutting bones or frozen foods
• Hand wash only - no dishwasher
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