Baishinshi Kunimitsu Syukou kogatana + saya
Baishinshi Kunimitsu Syukou kogatana + saya
This Japanese knife is perfect for woodworking and as Jinmes for grafting Bonsai. The blades are razor-sharp and made from traditional Japanese steel. This type of knife is widely used in Japan by furniture makers. 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 mm
- Total length: 170 mm (including 200 mm sheath)
- Weight: 38 grams
- Thickness 2.0 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)
- For right-handed use
