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Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 240mm |
Overall Length: | 410mm |
Weight: | 227g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 52mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1.5mm |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Blue & White Steel Damascus, Acid Etched |
Handle Material: | Octagon Magnolia w/Blonde Buffalo Horn Bolster |
HRC: | ~62-63 |
Knife Information
A relatively young but masterful 4th generation blacksmith, Shigeki Tanaka crafts his knives in a workshop in Miki City, Japan. He joined his fathers workshop in 1999, and has been making knives ever since. He has come to prominence with his R2 line, and excellent heat treatment and hard-wearing nature of his blades. Known for being skilful and creative, he works with almost all knifemaking steels, from high carbon like Aogami, to powder stainless steel.
Best paired with a camellia oil, wooden saya and a 1000/6000 whetstone
Specifications
Style: | Santoku |
Blade Length: | 165mm |
Overall Length: | 310mm |
Weight: | 134g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 47mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.3mm |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Soft Iron Damascus Clad |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut |
HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
A relatively young but masterful blacksmith, Shigeki Tanaka crafts his knives in a workshop in Miki City, Japan. Known for being skilful and creative, he works with almost all knifemaking steels, from high carbon like Aogami, to powder stainless steel. His range of R2/SG2 Black Damascus had our jaws on the floor when we received our first shipment from him!
The first thing we noted was the impeccable presentation. A Palownia wooden box houses all his R2 knives and is lined with red velvet. The etching of these blades has left a dark, misty, striking Damascus pattern, and are dressed in Walnut handles. Beautifully thin grinds ensure fantastic cutting performance, and 64HRC guarantees phenomenal edge retention
Best paired with a 27cm felt lined blade guard and a 1000/6000 whetstone
Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 240mm |
Overall Length: | 395mm |
Weight: | 181g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 52mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Blade Material: | R2/SG2 Black Damascus |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut |
HRC: | ~64 |
Accessories Information
Supreme whetstones made by Suehiro Japan. The Debado are splash and go stone, the 4000 grit being a fantastic polishing stone. Slow wearing, great feedback, on the firmer side. Leaves a fantastic edge.
Accessories Information
These Japanese made whetstones are some of the most popular on the market due to their consistent quality and excellent performance. We find the stones to have excellent feedback and even wear. The 320/800 grit is a great combination stone to start chip repairs, and work your way up to higher grits. We would recommend the 1500 as the next step up, then a higher grit polishing stone for a complete set.
- Two-Sided Whetstone #800 Red/#320 Grey
- Whetstone Size 183×63×13 / 183×63×15mm
- Package Size 240×93×46mm
- Appr. 1000g
- Soaking Stone
Knife Information
Tadafusa manufacture their knives in the city of Sanjo, well known across Japan as the ‘town of blacksmiths’. The likes of Yoshikane, Hinoura, and Kawamura all hail from the same city. Tadafusa was founded in 1948 by Sone Torasaburo, who began making sickles, knives, and other bladed tools using traditional forging methods, but then began to specialise in kitchen knives, which has culminated in the immaculate pieces you see here.
Best paired with camellia oil, wooden saya, and a 1000/6000 whetstone
This knife is great for:
✅ Those wanting a fairly easy knife to maintain, but don't mind carbon steel maintenance
✅ Those who like slightly thicker and heavier knives with comfy western style handles
✅ Pinch grip cutters
✅ General purpose cutting (veg, smaller and larger meats etc)
Specifications
Style: | Santoku |
Blade Length: | 170mm |
Overall Length: | 310mm |
Weight: | 141g |
Blade Height: | 49mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3.5mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 1.8mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.9m |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core w/stainless clad |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut |
HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
Tadafusa manufacture their knives in the city of Sanjo, well known across Japan as the ‘town of blacksmiths’. The likes of Yoshikane, Hinoura, and Kawamura all hail from the same city. Tadafusa was founded in 1948 by Sone Torasaburo, who began making sickles, knives, and other bladed tools using traditional forging methods, but then began to specialise in kitchen knives, which has culminated in the immaculate pieces you see here.
Best paired with a camellia oil, wooden saya and a 1000/6000 whetstone
This knife is great for:
✅ Those wanting a fairly easy knife to maintain, but don't mind carbon steel maintenance
✅ Those who like slightly thicker and heavier knives with comfy western style handles
✅ Pinch grip cutters
✅ Cutting vegetables
Specifications
Style: | Round Belly Nakiri |
Blade Length: | 150mm |
Overall Length: | 295mm |
Weight: | 174g |
Blade Height: | 40mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 2.7mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2.2mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 1.5m |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core w/stainless clad, Integral Bolster |
Handle Material: | Ambidextrous Walnut Hybrid |
HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
Tadafusa manufacture their knives in the city of Sanjo, well known across Japan as the ‘town of blacksmiths’. The likes of Yoshikane, Hinoura, and Kawamura all hail from the same city. Tadafusa was founded in 1948 by Sone Torasaburo, who began making sickles, knives, and other bladed tools using traditional forging methods, but then began to specialise in kitchen knives, which has culminated in the immaculate pieces you see here.
Best paired with a camellia oil, wooden saya and a 1000/6000 whetstone
This knife is great for:
✅ Those wanting a fairly easy knife to maintain, but don't mind carbon steel maintenance
✅ Those who like slightly thicker and heavier knives with comfy western style handles
✅ Pinch grip cutters
✅ General purpose cutting (veg, smaller and larger meats etc)
Specifications
Style: | Santoku |
Blade Length: | 170mm |
Overall Length: | 324mm |
Weight: | 141g |
Blade Height: | 40mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Heel: | 3.3mm |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2mm |
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: | 0.9m |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core w/stainless clad, Integral Bolster |
Handle Material: | Ambidextrous Walnut Hybrid |
HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
A relatively young but masterful 4th generation blacksmith, Shigeki Tanaka crafts his knives in a workshop in Miki City, Japan. He joined his fathers workshop in 1999, and has been making knives ever since. He has come to prominence with his R2 line, and excellent heat treatment and hard-wearing nature of his blades. Known for being skilful and creative, he works with almost all knifemaking steels, from high carbon like Aogami, to powder stainless steel.
Best paired with a camellia oil, wooden saya and a 1000/6000 whetstone
Specifications
Style: | Petty |
Blade Length: | 120mm |
Overall Length: | 245mm |
Weight: | 60g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 30mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 0.8mm |
Blade Material: | Blue 2 Core, Soft Iron Damascus Clad |
Handle Material: | Octagon Walnut |
HRC: | ~62 |
Knife Information
1894- Mr. Tasaburo Shigematsu, a hardware wholesaler, introduced a new pocket knife with its blade and sheath folded by installing a small handle “Chikiri (tail)” on the blade, while inspired by the knife he brought back from Kagoshima.
He named it “Higonokami Knife” because many of his customers were in Kumamoto area (formally Higo country), which turned out to dramatically increase his sales. The blades have gradually changed their shapes. Unlike single-edged knives, the double-edged blades (V-shaped cross section) were in those days considered common. The earlier blades had a sharper tip (shape of a bamboo leaf), but now they have square shapes. The sheaths had a vertically folding style and a cross folding style, now the vertical one has to be custom made.
In 1911, at the First Kobe Export Articles Competitive Exhibition, Crown Prince (later Emperor Taisho) liked Higonokami on display very much and bought one, which is said to have helped its fame further spread.
The Higonikami is a fantastic traditional utility knife at a low cost.
Specifications
Style: | Higonokami |
Blade Length: | 65mm |
Weight: | 33g |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Blade Material: | Laminated SK Carbon Steel |
Handle Material: | Semi-Polished Steel |
Specifications
Style: | Gyuto |
Blade Length: | 210mm |
Overall Length: | 355mm |
Weight: | 200g |
Blade Height @ Heel: | 57mm |
Bevel: | Double Bevel |
Spine Thickness @ Mid: | 2.4mm |
Blade Material: | VToku2 Carbon Core, Etched, Stainless Clad in "Technobark" Texture |
HRC: | 62 |
Handle Material: |
6061 Aluminium Handle w/Burnt Oak Plug Dyed Pine Stitched Matching Saya |