Nakagawa Blue 1 Kasumi Sakimaru Yanagiba 300/330 mmeasurements 300 mm 330 mm Weight 198 g 245 g Tip to Heel Length 293 mm 320 mm Blade Height at Heel 30 mm Width of Spine Above Heel 3. 5 mm 4. 0 mm Width of Spine at Middle of Blade 2. 8 mm 3. 2 mm Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip 2. 8 mm 2. 3 mm Steel: Blue 1 with soft iron clad Hardness: HRC 63 64 Handle Design: K&S Octagonal Teak Handle The Blue 1 Kasumi line by Nakagawa offers great fit & finish, excellent forging and heat treatment. Excellent

However this type of mediocrity should not occur on a knife that is over US$1000

The Kagayaki is cheaper compared to the Glass Stone

Nail files

featuring a convex primary bevel that aids food separation

The Sakai Takayuki Inox Yanagiba 270mm is a single bevel sashimi knife best fit for first-timers

waxed canvas

we sampled over 10 suppliers to get the result that we are happy with

The Professional

Good surface resistance to stains from oil and liquid residues from food cuts

Thickness at 1 cm from the tip:0

Knives made by him are featured with a wavier cladding line between the hagane and jigane

1mm spine thickness at the heel