About the Shape - This long blade is perfect for of everyday driving, but it also excels at most jobs that would normally be tackled by a Yanagiba - slicing and filleting fish and meats, for example. The added blade height means you won’t be bashing your knuckles into the board while cutting veggies, and the dropped tip offers some real finesse when executing precision tasks like removing fat and facia from proteins.
About Nigara Hamono -Nigara-san is a relatively new knifemaker out of Aomori prefecture, but they are not new as a company. The company has been around for over 350 years, tracing back to their swordsmith ancestors. Knifemaking is a small part of what they do; they also produce large steel beams and such for buildings! Go Yoshizawa, age 35, is a young blacksmith who is the company president's son and has decided to go back to their blacksmithing roots. He now makes unique and stunning tsuchime knives and some hand-folded Damascus.
| Knife Shape | Sakimaru Takobiki |
|---|---|
| Blade Length | 240mm |
| Blade Height | |
| Spine Thickness at Heel | |
| Weight | |
| Steel Type | Aogami |
| Rockwell Hardness | 62-63 |
| Edge/Bevel | Single |
| Handle | Wa (Japanese) Handle, Octagonal Walnut with Buffalo Horn collar |
| Blacksmith | Nigara Hamono |
