Satoshi Nakagawa B1 yanagiba 300mm EN

Nagakawa-san apprenticed with the legendary master blacksmith Kenichi Shiraki, who created the Shiraki Hamono brand, eventually becoming its head when Shiraki-san retired. In 2005, Nakagawa-san changed the brand name to Nakagawa Hamono.

Brand: Hatsukokoro
Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
Steel: Aogami #1
Finish: Migaki (polished)
Hardness: 63 HRC
Blade length: 29.1 cm
Blade height at heel: 3.6 cm
Blade thickness at heel: 3.2 mm
Blade thickness at tip: 1.2 mm
Weight: 223 g

The handle is handcrafted from dyed and stabilized hybrid maple burl with resin.

The blade offered here is a yanagiba, a single-bevel blade, primarily intended for cutting fish, and it can also be used for boneless cuts of meat.

It is forged from Aogami #1 steel (Japanese blue steel) with a damascus iron cladding featuring a very subtle and elegant pattern.

Aogami #1 steel has a hardness of approximately 63 HRC, which allows for an extremely sharp and polished edge, ideal for slicing raw proteins, and with remarkable edge retention.