Hitohira Nakagawa Yohei Ginsan Kasumi Gyuto 210mm Ebony Handle Kiridashi. Date of manufacture: 1990-2000

Date of manufacture: 1990-2000

Kambei is respected and supported by many blacksmiths and knife finishers in Japan

Mine: Narutaki

each knife is a new challenge he dedicates himself towards

Weight: 322g

Hitohira Nakagawa Yohei Ginsan Kasumi Gyuto 210mm Ebony Handle Kiridashi. Date of manufacture: 1990-2000Blacksmith: Kikuchiyo In the early 2000s, Kikuchiyo was invited by master craftsman of Sakai to join them as a blacksmith. The art of blacksmithing is physical, the rough working environment of fire and iron takes a toll on the body and many of the masters' abilities begin to wane in their forties and fifties. As Kikuchiyo started earlier in life, he has gained most of the knowledge and skill of fine forging and quenching, before his physical