Onihiro Shirogami #1 135mm Nakiri - Rosewood

Forged by Masahiro Fujita, relatively younger smith in the Tosa region of Japan. These rustic handmade knives are great for anyone wanting to get into sharpening and maintaining their own knives on whetstones. They are forged with top quality Hitachi made Shirogami #1 (White Steel #1), which is a pure carbon steel with a high carbon content, making for an easy to sharpen knife that has great edge life too.

Blade Material: Shirogami #1 carbon steel with soft iron cladding

Handle Material: Rosewood with pakka ferrule

Blade Length: 6.3" (160mm)

Cutting Edge Length: 5.4" (137mm)

Overall Length: 11.4" (290mm)

Height at Heel: 44mm

Thickness of Spine at Heel: 3.6mm

Thickness of Spine Halfway: 2.1mm

Weight: 4.7oz (132g)

**Weights and measurements may vary from knife to knife. Color of handle may vary.

**Extra care is required with carbon steel. No soaking or dishwashers! Dry well in between uses to avoid rust. Blade will develop a patina (discoloration) with normal use.

**To avoid chipping, keep away from bones, frozen foods or other hard foods and pits.