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In honor of hanging with the HITOHIRA boys last night, here’s a Hitohira - Nakagawa x Manzo Blue #2 Yanagiba 🔥🔥

Brand: Hitohira ひとひら
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Smith: Nakagawa Blacksmith
Sharpener: Manzo
Line: Nakagawa x Manzo
Profile: Yanagiba
Edge Length: 292mm
Blade Height: 36mm
Edge Steel: Aogami #2 (Blue #2)
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase (Clad), Ni-Mai
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Migaki (Standard)
Bevel: Single
Bevel Symmetry: 0/100
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Shape: Octagonal
Handle Material: Ebony Wood
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Buffalo Horn
Spine Length: 305mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 4.6mm
Thickness ½ way: 3.3mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1.2mm
Handle Length: 145mm
Total Length: 448mm
Weight: 253mm
Saya/Guard: Saya Included

New 210 gyuto in stock from HITOHIRA - Kikuchiyo x Ren with a White #2 core dressed in ebony.

Brand: Hitohira ひとひら (一片)
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Smith: Nakagawa Blacksmith
Sharpener: Ren
Line: Kikuchiyo x Ren
Profile: Gyuto
Edge Length: 200mm
Blade Height: 48mm
Edge Steel: Shirogami #2 (White #2)
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase (Clad)
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Migaki (Standard)
Bevel: Double Bevel
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Shape: Octagonal
Handle Material: Ebony Wood
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Buffalo Horn
Spine Length: 214mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 2.4mm
Thickness ½ way: 2.2mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.6mm
Handle Length: 145mm
Total Length: 358mm
Weight: 173g
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately

Here is a Togashi White #2 Kurouchi K-tip Gyuto from HITOHIRA Nice tall heel, beautiful and functional!

Brand: Hitohira ひとひら (一片)
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Smith: Togashi Blacksmith
Sharpener: Kenya Togashi
Line: Kurouchi
Profile: Kiritsuke Gyuto
Edge Length: 227mm
Blade Height: 54mm
Edge Steel: Shirogami #2 (White #2)
Steel Type: Carbon Steel
Construction: Awase (Clad)
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Kurouchi
Bevel: Double Bevel
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Shape: Octagonal
Handle Material: Yakusugi Cedar
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Buffalo Horn
Spine Length: 245mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 2.5mm
Thickness ½ way: 2.3mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.8mm
Handle Length: 145mm
Total Length: 389mm
Weight: 190g
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately

New fixed blade outdoor knife from Yuki Seino. ATS-34 steel, and a gorgeous leather sheath. Handle is quince. Deets:

Brand: Seino
Smith: Yuki Seino
Made In: Aomori - Japan
Style: Fixed
Profile: Drop point
Grind: Convex
Blade Steel: ATS-34
Steel Type: Stainless
Blade Length: 83mm
Blade Height: 24mm
Blade Thickness: 4.7mm
Blade Construction: Mono-Steel
Handle/Tang Construction: Full-Tang
Handle Material: Quince
Handle Color: Natural Wood
Blade Finish/Color: Migaki
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50:50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 123mm
Total Length: 210mm
Weight: 153g
Sheath/Clip: Leather Sheath w/ Belt Loop
Lanyard Hole: Yes

Super functional petty from Hitohira, the Onihiro - Blue #1 Kurouchi. Plenty long at 195mm with a D Magnolia Wood Handle. Deets:

Brand: Hitohira ひとひら (一片)
Made in: Kochi - Japan
Profile: Petty/Utility (At this length this knife could be called a
sujihiki as well)
Edge Length: 203mm
Blade Height: 34mm
Edge Steel: Aogami #1 (Blue #1)
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase (Clad)
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Kurouchi
Bevel: Double Bevel
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Shape: D-Shape
Handle Material: Magnolia (Ho) Wood
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Buffalo Horn
Spine Length: 218mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 4.6mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.7mm
Handle Length: 138mm
Total Length: 355mm
Weight: 107g
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately

We have six new books released on October 6th!

This is a unit!! A Yo Deba from Goko Hamono. Details below:

Brand: Kogetsu 五香刃物
Made in: Chiba - Japan
Smith: Goko Hamono 五香刃物製作所
Line: SK Carbon
Profile: Yo Deba
Edge Length: 183mm
Blade Height: 53mm
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Zenko (Mono-Steel)
Cladding: N/A, Mono-Steel
Finish: Migaki (Standard)
Bevel: Double Bevel
Bevel Symmetry: 40/60
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Shape: Western (Yo) Handle
Handle Material: Pakka
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Carbon Steel
Spine Length: 185mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 6.2mm
Thickness ½ way: 5.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 2.8mm
Handle Length: 120mm
Total Length: 306mm
Weight: 448g
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately

The Japanese Art of Pickling and Fermenting just released on 9/30/26! Yoko Nakazawa shares generational ingredients and techniques in this beautifully written, photographed, and illustrated book packed with probiotic goodies.

Yeeeeeehaw! Goko Hamono has had a meteoritic rise the last few years. Happy to have this stainless ~proprietary~ zenko Santoku in stock. Deets below:

Brand: Goko Hamono 五香刃物製作所
Made in: Chiba - Japan
Smith: Yosh*to Yamakawa 八間川義人
Line: Kogetsu 光月, Mandai (Stainless) 
Profile: Santoku
Edge Length: 185mm
Blade Height: 48mm
Edge Steel: Unclassified Stainless Steel
Steel Type: Stainless
Construction: Zenko (Mono-Steel)
Finish: Migaki (Standard)
Bevel: Double Bevel
Bevel Symmetry: 20/80
Hand Orientation: Right-Handed
Handle Shape: Western
Handle Material: Imitation Mahogany 
Ferrule/Bolster Material: Stainless Steel
Spine Length: 190mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 1.9mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1mm
Handle Length: 120mm
Total Length: 307mm
Weight: 191mm
Saya/Guard: Sold Separately