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Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 170mm |
| Overall Length: | 310mm |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 43mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel/Mid: | 2mm/2mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue Super Core, Stainless Nashiji Clad |
| HRC: | 63 |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Dyed Maple |
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: | 70mm |
| Weight: | 50g |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Blade Material: | Aogami (Blue) Steel |
| Handle Material: | Engraved Brass w/hand-polished Black coating |
Specifications
| Style: | Petty |
| Blade Length: | 143mm |
| Overall Length: | 270mm |
| Height @ Heel: | 27mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.5mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.3mm |
| Weight: | 80g |
| Blade Material: | Ginsan Core, Migaki Tsuchime Stainless Clad |
| Handle Material: |
Dyed Maple Octagon |
| HRC: |
∼62 |
Specifications
| Style: | Paring |
| Blade Length: | 84mm |
| Overall Length: | 210mm |
| Weight: | 56g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 26mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.5mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Soft Iron Kurouchi Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Bubinga |
| HRC: | 62 |
Specifications
| Style: | Petty |
| Blade Length: | 152mm |
| Overall Length: | 285mm |
| Height @ Heel: | 35mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.85mm |
| Weight: | 90g |
| Blade Material: | White 2 Carbon Steel core + Soft Iron Nashiji Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Maple |
| HRC: | 62-63 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 210mm |
| Overall Length: | 365mm |
| Weight: | 165g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 47mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.4mm |
| Blade Material: | Shirogami 1 (White) Core, Stainless Clad |
| HRC: | 61-62 |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony |
Specifications
| Style: | Petty |
| Blade Length: | 120mm |
| Overall Length: | 255mm |
| Weight: | 87g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 37mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1.2mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 1 Core, Kurouchi Iron Clad |
| HRC: | 63 |
| Handle: | Octagon Bubinga |
Specifications
| Style: | Petty |
| Blade Length: | 120mm |
| Overall Length: | 275mm |
| Weight: | 82 |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 28mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 1.7mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.7mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.5mm |
| Blade Material: | HAP40 Core, Stainless Migaki Clad |
| HRC: | 66 |
| Handle: | Octagon Ebony |
Specifications
*Bundle includes Combination Whetstone, Base, Cleaning Stone, Guide Clip, and Habitat Magnetic Strip
| Style: | Paring 80mm, Petty 120mm & Santoku 165mm |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Bubinga |
| Steel: | Blue 2 Kurouchi w/Iron Clad |
| HRC: | ~63 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 216mm |
| Overall Length: | 360mm |
| Weight: | 152g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 46mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 1.8mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.8mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.8mm |
| Blade Material: | HAP40 Semi-Stainless Core w/Stainless Clad |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Ebony |
| HRC: | 64-65 |
Specifications
| Style: | Sujihiki |
| Blade Length: | 270mm |
| Overall Length: | 420mm |
| Weight: | 128g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 40mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.2mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.2mm |
| Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1mm |
| Blade Material: | SG2 with Black Nickel Damascus Cladding |
| Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut w/Pakkawood Bolster |
| HRC: | 63-64 |
Specifications
| Style: | Gyuto |
| Blade Length: | 180mm |
| Overall Length: | 300mm |
| Weight: | 133g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 42mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Blade Material: | VG10, Stainless Tsuchime Clad |
| Handle Material: | Western Pakka Wood |
Specifications
| Style: | Deba |
| Blade Length: | 170mm |
| Overall Length: | 315mm |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 50mm |
| Bevel: | Single Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 7mm |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 5mm |
| Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Tsuchime Soft Iron Clad |
| HRC: | ~62 |
| Handle: | Octagon Wenge W/Black Horn |
Knife Information
Takeshi Saji has perhaps one of the widest ranges of blade finishes and stylistic creations of any blacksmith in Japan. He works with all Japanese Carbon Steels, as well as R2, VG10, and others. He crafts his own Damascus in Rainbow, Diamond, and Black Nickel finishes, and fits a wide range of handle types. He can truly do it all, and all at the ripe young age of 73. To this day he produces functional works of art out of the Takefu Knife Village in Japan, surrounded by other like-minded craftsman.
Best paired with a 20cm felt lined blade guard and a 1000/6000 whetstone
Specifications
| Style: | Bunka |
| Blade Length: | 175mm |
| Overall Length: | 300mm |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Blade Height @ Heel: | 49mm |
| Bevel: | Double Bevel |
| Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.9mm |
| Blade Material: | R2/SG2 Core, Diamond Damascus Clad |
| Handle Material: | Western Desert Ironwood |
| HRC: | ~64 |
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