Honesuki knife, Single Beveled, Shirogami 2, polished finish - Hatsukokoro Shirasagi

Some more premium Sanjo knives with a classic look and excellent blade detailing. This range is made for Hatsukokoro by a selected master Craftsman. This time by Tamura Toora of Myojin Hamono, and boy has he done a good job.

SHAPE: Honesuki. This shape was originally intended as a poultry knife but today is often bought for its nice length and good looks. They can be either single or double bevel, this is the single bevel knife. Traditional Japanese knives, such as this, should exclusively be sharpened by hand on whetstones.

STEEL: Shirogami (white) 2 steel. It is a reactive carbon steel which is easy to sharpen and holds an edge well. This steel is often chosen for traditional-style Japanese knives.

FINISH: Polished, or Migaki

HANDLE: Octagonal teak handle with black buffalo horn ferule

SIZE: 150mm 

MAKER: Hatsukokoro

RANGE: Shirasagi