Tabata Blue #2 Kiri Cleaver 180mm

Tabata Blue #2 Kiri Cleaver 180mm. Tabata Hamono is a small blacksmith shop on Tanagashima Island, located south of Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu. They make this cleaver with Blue #2 carbon steel and it has soft iron cladding and a kasumi finish. Chefknivestogo is proud to be the first dealer for this company in the USA. We hope you will find something interesting.

Each knife is made by hand so measurements will vary.

Blacksmith: Tabata Hamono

Brand Name: Tanegashima

Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged

Location: Tanegashima, Japan

Edge Steel: Blue #2 (Aogami #2)

Bevel: Double Bevel

Edge Grind: Even

Cladding: Soft Iron

Finish: Kasumi

Weight: 10.5 oz (298 g)

Edge Length: 183 mm

Total Length: 340 mm

Spine Thickness at Base: 3 mm

Blade Height: 82 mm

Handle: Oak Octagonal with Black Painted Ferrule