Hitachi White #1 Steel and soft iron cladding, forged by Satoshi Nakagawa, one of Sakai City's busiest and most well regarded blacksmiths. Nakagawa-san has honed his skills to be able to work with a wide range of steels, profiles and constructions - and has earned his well deserved reputation for forging and heat treating top quality blades.
A narrow and stiff blade with Kawakita-san's much loved hamaguri geometry - in combination with the ideal edge profile for slicing raw and cooked proteins. A classic finish done with Arato powders by this legend of Sakai's knife making industry.
Nakagawa-san's White #1 takes a super keen and bitey edge and is very responsive on whetstones. This White #1 Sujihiki replaces the previously released White #2 variant.
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Steel |
Shirogami #1 |
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Cladding |
Iron |
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Edge Length |
285mm |
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Heel Height |
37mm |
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Spine thickness at the Heel |
3mm |
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Spine Thickness 30mm from the Tip |
1.3mm |
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Weight |
180g |
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Handle |
Octagonal Wenge |
*As each knife is made individually by hand, there may be some slight variance in the measurements. If you are concerned about the exact dimensions of the knife you will receive please feel free to contact us.