Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus Gyuto 210mm Birch Handle

Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus Gyuto 210mm Birch HandleThis Nakagawa Blue 1 Damascus Gyuto 210mm is a double bevel chef's knife best fit for collectors and professional chefs seeking reactive carbon steel performance with artistic soft iron damascus cladding. Forged in Sakai by Satoshi Nakagawa, this blade features an Aogami #1 core that achieves 61 64 HRC through specialised heat treatment. The san mai construction lacks stainless cladding, meaning the exposed carbon steel requires immediate drying after

His knives have exceptional profile and grind

This Sasame line knife is forged rather than stamped

I much prefer the custom handles that we often seen here in KKF made by our own hobbyists and pro craftsmen

This is particularly useful when used as a flattening stone

Yoshimi Kato

making it slightly softer and more forgiving during use than higher-carbon variants

VG10 steel at HRC 60 provides stain resistance and edge retention while remaining easy to sharpen

and slicing terrines with reduced friction

with the meaning of great sharpness and pure performance

292 g  Total Length

This sakimaru profile reduces surface friction during slicing tasks

Measuring 173mm edge length with 47mm heel height