Shigeki Tanaka Nashiji ginsan gyuto 240mm EN

Shigeki Tanaka is the fourth generation blacksmith. After his great-grandfather, Mr. Gentaro, started making sickles in the Meiji period, the men in the family specialized in traditional sickles.

Mr. Tanaka trained in Takefu City to become a blacksmith. After three years of training, he joined the family factory in Miki City in 1999 and started making kitchen knives.

A few years ago, after his father passed away, Tanaka took over and now the company focuses solely on high-quality kitchen knives. He has four people working with him at the factory and all the knives are handmade. Due to his excellent skills, Shigeki Tanaka is one of the most recognizable blacksmiths in Miki City.

Blacksmith: Shigeki Tanaka
Finish: Nashiji
Steel: Ginsan
Hardness: 62 +- 1 HRC
Type: gyuto
Blade length: 24.3 cm
Thickness at the heel: 2.6 mm
Thickness at the tip: 0.3 mm
Blade height: 5.14 cm
Weight: 199 gr

Made entirely by hand, the handle has been shaped with a new, very ergonomic shape. It is composed of amboyna burl, silver nickel spacers and black onyx stone ends.

The handle has an aesthetic defect where the edge is slightly sagged (see photo). This does not affect the use of the knife because it has been treated with resin from the inside and also the outside.

Featuring a san-mai structure, this blade is forged with a Ginsan steel core and a stainless steel cladding. Ginsan steel perfectly combines the advantages of high carbon steel and stainless steel.