This yanagiba is made in one of the most famous knife-making regions in Japan. Sakai City and the surrounding area is full of small and medium-sized blacksmith shops alongside other specialized facilities for knife sharpening, handle making, and finishing - a fascinating symbiosis of family-run businesses that together produce some of the finest blades in the world.
This yanagiba is one result of that collaborative effort, fashioned from the ubiquitous White #2 steel and hammer forged using the traditional san mai cladding technique. The outer layer is soft iron, which aids strength, durability, and lightness. As with all yanagiba knives, it is single beveled with a slightly concave back side. The look is as traditional as it gets - simple, elegant, and functional. The upper blade face is slightly polished, with the secondary face receiving a matte finish that transitions into the visible inner core, resulting in a knife of genuinely simple beauty. The finely engraved kanji script and traditional ho wood handle with buffalo horn ferrule complete this great-looking picture, and the knife comes with a matching saya.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls it a fine knife with good, straight grinds and high value, noting it is easy on the stones and a pleasure to maintain.
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel - wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Avoid leaving fish proteins or acidic foods on the edge. Apply a light coat of camellia oil after use and for storage. Sharpen on quality water stones; single bevel technique is required. Hand wash only. Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
This yanagiba is one result of that collaborative effort, fashioned from the ubiquitous White #2 steel and hammer forged using the traditional san mai cladding technique. The outer layer is soft iron, which aids strength, durability, and lightness. As with all yanagiba knives, it is single beveled with a slightly concave back side. The look is as traditional as it gets - simple, elegant, and functional. The upper blade face is slightly polished, with the secondary face receiving a matte finish that transitions into the visible inner core, resulting in a knife of genuinely simple beauty. The finely engraved kanji script and traditional ho wood handle with buffalo horn ferrule complete this great-looking picture, and the knife comes with a matching saya.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls it a fine knife with good, straight grinds and high value, noting it is easy on the stones and a pleasure to maintain.
- Blacksmith: Undisclosed
- Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Traditional San Mai
- Grind: Single Sided, Concave Back
- Core Edge Steel: White #2
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Engraving: Hand Engraved
- Handle: Ho Wood D
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Saya: Included
- Weight: 5 oz (142 g)
- Blade Length: 233 mm
- Total Length: 380 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 4.15 mm
- Blade Height: 30.46 mm
Care Instructions: White #2 is a reactive carbon steel - wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Avoid leaving fish proteins or acidic foods on the edge. Apply a light coat of camellia oil after use and for storage. Sharpen on quality water stones; single bevel technique is required. Hand wash only. Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
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