Nakagawa Damascus B1 bunka EN

Nagakawa-san apprenticed with the legendary master blacksmith Kenichi Shiraki who created the Shiraki Hamono brand, until becoming its leader when Shiraki-san retired. In 2005 Nakagawa-san changed the brand name to Nakagawa Hamono.

Nakagawa-san is today one of the renowned blacksmiths when it comes to high-end artisanal cutlery. He works with all types of steel, but where we can appreciate his mastery of heat treatments is with Ginsan, Aogami #1 and Shirogami #1 steels.

Brand: Hatsukokoro
Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
Steel: Aogami #1 with damask soft iron coating
Finish: Kasumi
type: bunka 170mm
Hardness: 63 HRC
Blade length: 17 cm
Height of blade at heel: 4.65 cm
Blade thickness at the heel: 3 mm
Blade thickness at tip: 0.3 mm
Weight: 157 gr

The handle is handcrafted from dyed and stabilized poplar burl, silver nickel spacer and frostbite resin ferrule.

Forged from Aogami #1 steel with a soft damask iron coating, we offer a hardness of approximately 63 HRC. In addition, the finish enhances the blacksmith’s work with breathtaking blade geometry.