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Blade Length | 155 mm |
Total Length | 310 mm |
Steel | Aogami (Blue) Super |
Handle | Stabilized Birch |
Ferrule | White G10 Spacer |
Rockwell | 63-65 |
Height Spine to heel | 53 mm |
Width at Spine | 1.8 mm |
Weight | 170 grams |
Bevel | Double (50/50) |
Yu Kurosaki
These are easily some of the most beautiful knives we have at the shop. Made by Master Blacksmith Yu Kurosaki who works out of a newly constructed shop just steps from the Takefu knife village community centre. He began his blacksmith journey in 2002 at Kanehiro and now only 17 short years later he has been awarded his Master Blacksmith designation by the Echizen Blacksmith Foundation. His knives represent the future of Blacksmithing in Japan as he focuses on traditional technique while using innovative and progressive design's and finishes that have garnered the attention of many chef's around the globe. Simply put his knives are stunning to look at and dare we say perform even better than they look.
Takefu Knife Village
The Takefu Knife Village is a cooperative workshop in the Echizen region of Japan. It is the home to a long list of blacksmiths that we work with and many young and upcoming apprentices learning the trade. The area has a 700 year long history of smithing with roots in agricultural tools turned cutlery powerhouse.
The Knife
This new "Kurosen" line (combination of "Kuro" meaning black, and the "Senko Ei" stainless series) from Yu Kurosaki utilizing the roll forge technique which cuts down the cost, but you still get the great steel (Aogami/Blue Super), thin grind, and fit and finish of the hand forged Shizuku line. These fall into the laser category and while are more delicate than some other knives have a buttery smooth cutting feel due to the thinness behind the edge from the high bevel grinds. These guys have a kurouchi (blacksmith) finish, stainless clad, and Aogami/Blue Super steel core -- making for an excellent "best of both worlds" knife!
The Nakiri is designed as a vegetable knife, its flat profile and tall blade make using an up and down, push and pull chopping motion very easy and its large surface area makes it a great scoop. Great for vegetarians and vegans or anyone who finds themselves chopping up large amounts of vegetables.
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