Baishinshi Kunimitsu Kuri kogatana + saya
Baishinshi Kunimitsu Kuri kogatana + saya
This long Japanese knife is perfect for woodworking. The knife is razor sharp and made of traditional Japanese steel. This knife has a core of Japanese Shirogami # 2 White paper carbon steel. Equipped with a layer of softer iron for protection (Sanmai forged), This knife is sharpened on one side so that this knife has an even finer cut. This knife is manually forged and sharpened in the small Baishinshi forge (梅心子 國 光) in Sanjo. This family has been forging Japanese knives and tools for over 250 years, the current blacksmith is Umeda Kunimitsu (7th generation) .
- Blade width: 20.4 mm
- Total length: 130 mm, with handle 230 mm (incl. 245 mm sheath)
- Weight: 58 grams
- Thickness 3.6 mm
- Steel type: core steel: Japanese Shirogami # 2 steel (non-stainless) with 2 layers of iron (blade is ground on one side)
- The back of the blade is hollow ground
- Hardness: 63-64 (Rockwell C)
