Nigara Hamono Ltd makes kitchen knives that are as much a visual statement as they are a working tool. The company traces its roots to Hirosaki, a castle town during the early Edo period that once held over one hundred forging shops. Nigara Forging is one of those historical Tsugaru blacksmith shops, and the company has kept traditional forging techniques alive for centuries.
This petty is built around a VG10 stainless steel core hardened to roughly 60 HRC, delivering the kind of edge retention and ease of sharpening VG10 is known for throughout Japanese cutlery. The stainless cladding carries a tsuchime, or hammered, finish that gives the blade real texture and visual depth. At 143mm this petty handles light board work and detail tasks - trimming, peeling, segmenting citrus - with precision. The ebony octagonal handle completes a knife that looks every bit as good as it performs.
Care Instructions: VG10 is a fully stainless steel - low maintenance and resistant to corrosion. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
This petty is built around a VG10 stainless steel core hardened to roughly 60 HRC, delivering the kind of edge retention and ease of sharpening VG10 is known for throughout Japanese cutlery. The stainless cladding carries a tsuchime, or hammered, finish that gives the blade real texture and visual depth. At 143mm this petty handles light board work and detail tasks - trimming, peeling, segmenting citrus - with precision. The ebony octagonal handle completes a knife that looks every bit as good as it performs.
Care Instructions: VG10 is a fully stainless steel - low maintenance and resistant to corrosion. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Sharpen on quality water stones as needed.
- Maker: Nigara
- Location: Aomori Prefecture, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, San Mai
- Cladding: Stainless Tsuchime
- Edge Steel: VG10 Stainless Steel
- HRC: 60
- Handle: Ebony Octagonal
- Weight: 3.2 oz (90 g)
- Blade Length: 143 mm
- Total Length: 268 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 33 mm
