Nakagawa Ginsan Usuba 180/210mm Mirror Polished with K&S Ebony Handle 44x29 Sugimoto was the first to

Sugimoto was the first to begin producing Western and Chinese-style knives

63 to 65  Handle Design

411 mm  Tip to Heel Length

Sakai Takayuki Chuka

Nakagawa Ginsan Usuba 180/210mm Mirror Polished with K&S Ebony Handle 44x29 Sugimoto was the first toAfter 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. So K&S now is very