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Accessories Information
| Style: | Long Plating Tweezer |
| Blade Length: | 300mm |
| Construction: | Stainless Steel |
168mm VG10 Core, Tsuchime Damascus Clad Bunka Knife
Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 168mm |
| Overall Length: | 312mm |
| Height @ Heel: | 48.5mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
| Weight: | 158g |
| Blade Material: | VG10 Core, Tsuchime Damascus Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony |
| HRC: | ∼61 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 210mm |
| Overall Length: | 355mm |
| Weight: | 184g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 59mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.4mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Stainless Tsuchime Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/ Maple Bolster |
| HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
1894- Mr. Tasaburo Shigematsu, a hardware wholesaler, introduced a new pocket knife with its blade and sheath folded by installing a small handle “Chikiri (tail)” on the blade, while inspired by the knife he brought back from Kagoshima.
He named it “Higonokami Knife” because many of his customers were in Kumamoto area (formally Higo country), which turned out to dramatically increase his sales. The blades have gradually changed their shapes. Unlike single-edged knives, the double-edged blades (V-shaped cross section) were in those days considered common. The earlier blades had a sharper tip (shape of a bamboo leaf), but now they have square shapes. The sheaths had a vertically folding style and a cross folding style, now the vertical one has to be custom made.
In 1911, at the First Kobe Export Articles Competitive Exhibition, Crown Prince (later Emperor Taisho) liked Higonokami on display very much and bought one, which is said to have helped its fame further spread.
The Higonikami is a fantastic traditional utility knife at a low cost.
Specifications
| Style: | Higonokami |
| Blade Length: | 73mm |
| Weight: | 44g |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Blade Material: | Warikomi VG10 Stainless Steel |
| Handle Material: | Stainless Steel |
*Available to Australian customers only*
Specifications
| Style: | Nakiri |
| Blade Length: | 180mm |
| Weight: | 195g |
| Blade Material: | AUS10 w/Stainless Clad |
| Handle Material: | Pakkawood w/stainless bolster |
| HRC: | 58-59 |
165mm Shirogami 2 with Damascus Clad Bunka Knife
Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 165mm |
| Overall Length: | 303mm |
| Weight: | 121g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 48mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 1.9mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.5mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.7mm |
| Blade Material: | Shirogami 2 with Damascus Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/Pakkawood Bolster |
| HRC: | 62 |
Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 185mm |
| Overall Length: | 325mm |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 46mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.3mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | .6mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core (Pre-etched), Soft Iron Kurouchi Damascus Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Bubinga |
| HRC: | 62 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 210mm |
| Overall Length: | 360mm |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 48mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1.8mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 1 Core, Kuoruchi Iron Clad |
| HRC: | 63 |
| Handle: | Octagon Bubinga |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 180mm |
| Overall Length: | 350mm |
| Weight: | 158g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 46mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
| Blade Material: | Ginsan Core, Migaki Soft Stainless Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Oak |
Specifications
| Style: | Bread Knife |
| Blade Length: | 280mm |
| Weight: | 125g |
| Blade Material: | Stainless Steel |
Specifications
| Style: | Petty |
| Blade Length: | 120mm |
| Overall Length: | 230mm |
| Weight: | 64g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 26mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.7mm |
| Blade Material: | VG10 Core, Stainless Clad |
| Handle Material: | Full Tang Western |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 210mm |
| Overall Length: | 360mm |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 55mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3.3mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Blade Material: | Shirogami 1 Core, Soft Iron Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Rosewood |
| HRC: | ~62 |
Accessory Information
The Atoma Diamond Lapping Plates by Tsuboman Japan are widely recognised as the superior solution for flattening your whetstones. Strong, sturdy, and weighing in at just shy of 700g, these will make light work of even the hardest stones.
– Low 140 Grit for fast removal of stone surface
– Integrated handle makes flattening incredibly fast & easy
– Replaceable abrasive sheet
- 7.5cm x 21cm plate size
165mm Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish Bunka Knife.
Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 165mm |
| Overall Length: | 300mm |
| Weight: | 117g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 45mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.6mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.8mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.8mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/Pakkawood Bolster |
| HRC: | ~63 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 210mm |
| Overall Length: | 365mm |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 52mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.9mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1.2mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue Super Core, Stainless Clad, Kurouchi Finish |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/Pakkawood Bolster |
| HRC: | ~63 |