Nakagawa Ginsan kiritsuke 210mm EN

Nagakawa-san apprenticed with the legendary master blacksmith Kenichi Shiraki who created the Shiraki Hamono brand, until becoming its head 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 all his mastery of heat treatments is with Ginsan, Aogami #1 and Shirogami #1 steels.

Brand: Nakagawa Hamono
Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
Steel: Ginsan
Finish: migaki
type: kiritsuke
Hardness: 62 HRC
Blade length: 20.3 cm
Blade height at the heel: 4.1 cm
Blade thickness at the heel: 2.5 mm
Blade thickness at the tip: 0.5 mm
Weight: 164 gr

The handle is handcrafted with dyed and stabilized black ash burl, brass and renaissance resin spacers, red jasper stone ferrule.

This blade 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 stay sharp for a long time. On the other hand, the chromium content in the alloy is high enough to make this blade resistant to oxidation.