Hatsukokoro Shirasagi B2 deba 180mm EN

Since its establishment in 2013, H&K Co. Ltd has been searching for the best products that Japan has to offer. In 2019, we developed our original brand “Hatsukokoro”. The word Hatsukokoro comes from the Japanese proverb “don’t forget your original intention”.

As a result of the contracts stipulated between the brand and the blacksmiths, sometimes the identity of some of the blacksmiths remains a mystery, which makes things a little more exciting.

Brand: Hatsukokoro
Blacksmith: Tateo Myojin
Series: Shirasagi kurouchi
Steel: Aogami #2 with stainless coating ( ni-mai structure )
Hardness: 62-63 HRC
Type: deba 180mm
Blade length: 18 cm
Blade height: 5.13 cm
Thickness at the heel: 8.1 mm
Thickness at the tip: 2.4 mm
Weight: 269 gr

Made entirely by hand, the handle is made with a dyed and stabilized poplar burl with white stone spacer.

Tateo Myojin is a highly skilled blacksmith based in Tosa City and the mastermind behind this series of Shirasagi knives, made of Aogami steel. Aogami steel gives us the ability to expect a razor sharp edge with great edge retention with a reduced breakage rate. These knives have great attention to detail.