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    Masashi Kokuen

    Masashi-san started his own workshop in 2013, after learning the family trade alongside his older brother Kazuomi at Yoshikane Hamono.  Despite his young age, Masashi makes a beautifully polished and crazy sharp blade and is able to make his steel harder than other makers through special heat-treating processes.

     ‘Kokuen’ 黒煙 translates to ‘black smoke' references to the smoke and ash from his forge, in addition to the tobacco smoke and ash from Masashi-san’s trademark cigarettes, always present in his mouth while forging. This knife is also made, Masashi's consistently favourite steel SLD, which he takes to an extreme 63–64 Rockwell hardness. 

    Blacksmith Masashi Yamamoto
    Steel Type SLD Semi-Stainless Steel with Stainless Steel Cladding
    Rockwell Hardness 60–62
    Handle Wa (Japanese) Handle - Octagon Red Ebony & Buffalo Horn