Most of the Harukaze lineup leans toward hammered or pear skin textures, but this 165mm nakiri from the G3 Migaki line takes the opposite approach with a bright, mirror polished finish, since migaki roughly translates to polished in Japanese. The flat, tall profile is built for efficient push cutting through vegetables.
The core is G3 stainless steel, also called Ginsan, hardened to about 62 HRC and clad in polished stainless steel through a san mai construction. Both layers being stainless keeps maintenance genuinely simple. The edge is ground symmetrically at 50/50 and finished with kanji engraving on both sides, and the handle is an oak octagonal shape, made in Tosa, Japan.
Care Instructions:G3 stainless steel, also known as Ginsan, is low maintenance, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention.
The core is G3 stainless steel, also called Ginsan, hardened to about 62 HRC and clad in polished stainless steel through a san mai construction. Both layers being stainless keeps maintenance genuinely simple. The edge is ground symmetrically at 50/50 and finished with kanji engraving on both sides, and the handle is an oak octagonal shape, made in Tosa, Japan.
Care Instructions:G3 stainless steel, also known as Ginsan, is low maintenance, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention.
- Brand: Harukaze
- Location: Tosa, Japan
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: G3 Stainless Steel (Ginsan)
- Cladding: Polished Stainless Steel
- HRC: 62
- Edge Grind: 50/50
- Handle: Oak Octagonal
- Engraving: Hand Engraved Kanji
- Weight: 5.6 oz (160 g)
- Blade Length: 161 mm
- Total Length: 306 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 3.3 mm
- Blade Height at Heel: 50.2 mm
