Tosa Tsukasa 165mm Bunka - Shirogami 1

Hand forged by Tsukasa Tokaji in Tosa, a city on Shikoku island that has a deep history of forged tools and knives. These rustic handmade knives are a great starting point 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. They are fitted with octagon shaped oak wood handles. 

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

Handle Material: Oak wood

Cutting Edge Length: 6.7" (170mm)

Blade Length: 7.15" (182mm)

Overall Length: 12.4" (315mm)

Height at Heel: 47mm

Thickness of Spine at Heel: 3.46mm

Thickness of Spine Halfway: 1.7mm

Weight: 4.9 oz (140g)

**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.