Description

Satoshi Nakagawa Shirogami #1 petty 150mm is the Japanese version of a paring knife. This type of blade is also known as a universal knife, due to its higher and longer blade it is a very versatile blade.

History and curiosity

Nagakawa-san apprenticed with 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 you can appreciate all his mastery of heat treatments is with Ginsan, Aogami #1 and Shirogami #1 steels.

This blade that we offer is forged in Shirogami #1 steel, Japanese white steel. This steel provides an extremely fine and sharp cutting edge. It offers us excellent end retention thanks to its hardness of 62-63 HRC and its ease of sharpening is remarkable.

The handle

The handle is handcrafted from stabilized and dyed mango wood, copper spacers and Juma snakeskin ferrule and bottom cap.

Technical sheet

Brand: Nakagawa Hamono

Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa

Steel: Shirogami #1

Finish: migaki

type: honesuki 150mm

Hardness: 62-63 HRC

Blade length: 14.7 cm

Blade height at heel: 2.95 cm

thickness at heel: 2.2 mm

thickness at the tip: 0.8 mm

Weight: 96 g