Mr. Okada is one of our close friends, and he has made a unique knife. He is located in Echizen and works at the Takefu Village Cooperative factory. He is originally a blacksmith of gardening tools such as sickles and hedge shears, but he is expanding his offerings to include kitchen knives.
His idea is, instead of making similar knives to other knife blacksmiths, he wants to make something unique. Tako means "octopus" in Japanese, and this is a double-edged sujihiki that is excellent at carving and cutting tough things like octopus. The swoop of the blade is reminiscent of a sword. He achieves this effect in the same way as swordmakers do, by quenching the blade in water. The knife now comes with a nice upgraded sandalwood D-shaped handle.
Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.Maker: Okada San
Location: Echizen, Japan
Construction: Hammer Forged, San Mai
Edge Steel: White #2
Cladding: Damascus
Edge Grind: Even
Weight: 6.0 oz (170 g)
Edge Length: 256 mm
Total Length: 415 mm
Spine Thickness at Base: 3 mm
Blade Height: 29 mm
Handle: D-Shaped Sandalwood
Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
His idea is, instead of making similar knives to other knife blacksmiths, he wants to make something unique. Tako means "octopus" in Japanese, and this is a double-edged sujihiki that is excellent at carving and cutting tough things like octopus. The swoop of the blade is reminiscent of a sword. He achieves this effect in the same way as swordmakers do, by quenching the blade in water. The knife now comes with a nice upgraded sandalwood D-shaped handle.
Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
