Nakagawa Ginsan gyuto 180mm

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.

This blade that we are offering you is forged in Ginsan steel, a steel that combines the best of both worlds: oxidizable and stainless steel. The high carbon content in this alloy allows it to achieve a very fine edge and remain sharp for a long time. On the other hand, the level of chromium in the alloy is high enough to make this blade resistant to oxidation.

Brand: Nakagawa Hamono

Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa

Steel: Ginsan

Finish: migaki

type: gyuto 18 cm

Hardness: 62 HRC

Blade length: 17.3 cm

Height of blade at heel: 4.65 cm

Blade thickness at the heel: 2.2 mm

Blade thickness at tip: 0.3 mm

Weight: 106 gr

The handle is handcrafted with an boxelder burl, brass and red jasper stone spacers, ferrule ans bottom cap in faux muskox bone.