Nakagawa Ginsan Ko-Deba 135mm Mirror PolishedMeasurements 135 mm Weight 173 g Tip to Heel Length 138 mm Blade Height at Heel 45 mm Width of Spine Above Heel 3. 6 mm Width of Spine at Middle of Blade 3. 1 mm Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip 1. 8 mm Steel type: Ginsan core with stainless clad Hardness (HRC): 60 61 Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available. After the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for

but the same forging techniques such as welding and hammering have been kept alive in the making of kitchen knives since then

0mm near the tip for precise slicing geometry

1mm at both the heel and mid-blade

Very popular stainless steel from Hitachi

This double-bevel blade features a VG10 core clad in stainless damascus steel with a mirror polish and Kurozome dyed surface

Ginsan steel offers a fine grain structure that supports sharpness while providing stainless properties through 13

While may not be a common choice for kitchen knife lovers

this double-bevel profile features SG2 powdered steel core with stainless cladding in san-mai construction

until he become semi-retired eariler last year

so of course

suits 2 to 4 people

This knife measures 292mm in total length with a 46