Nakagawa Blue 1 Sakimaru Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm (wide version) Length:330mm 2 mm Width of Spine

2 mm Width of Spine at Middle of Blade  2

The octagonal ebony handle provides a geometric grip profile that pairs with the blade's balance point for precise handling

Due to the directional nature of this traditional WA handle

with great surface finish and genuine horn ferrule

Nakagawa Blue 1 Sakimaru Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm (wide version) Length:330mm 2 mm Width of SpineAfter the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for almost 20 years, is heading the Shiraki Hamono (now as Nakagawa Hamono). In fact, many of Shiraki san's works including honyaki in the last 5 or more years were done by Nakagawa san. Nakagawa san is also forging knives for some top tier lines from Sakai retailers, namely Sakai Kikumori, Sakai Jikko, and some other brands. After the success