Kori means ice in Japanese, and the name refers to the lighter, frost-like nashiji surface treatment that Miyazaki-san applies to this gyuto rather than the darker kurouchi finish found on other TSUBAKI knives. The result is a striking visual contrast: the fine pear-skin texture of the iron cladding against the exposed Blue #2 edge, with a burnt urushi octagonal handle completing a knife that looks and feels like a serious long-term investment.
Despite his relative youth, Miyazaki-san brings deep experience to his craft. He trained first at the renowned Yoshimitsu workshop before apprenticing under master blacksmith Ooba-san in Hakata, and has since established a forge of his own on a small island near Nagasaki, where he builds every blade himself. This 240mm gyuto is hammer forged in a san mai construction, with the Blue #2 core wrapped in reactive iron cladding and ground to a double bevel edge. At 243mm blade length and 55mm tall it has real presence on the board, and the weight at 8.1 oz reflects the stout spine and full-sized proportions.
Care Instructions: Blue #2 is a reactive carbon steel, so wipe and dry the blade immediately after use rather than letting it sit. Avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade for any length of time, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only.
Despite his relative youth, Miyazaki-san brings deep experience to his craft. He trained first at the renowned Yoshimitsu workshop before apprenticing under master blacksmith Ooba-san in Hakata, and has since established a forge of his own on a small island near Nagasaki, where he builds every blade himself. This 240mm gyuto is hammer forged in a san mai construction, with the Blue #2 core wrapped in reactive iron cladding and ground to a double bevel edge. At 243mm blade length and 55mm tall it has real presence on the board, and the weight at 8.1 oz reflects the stout spine and full-sized proportions.
Care Instructions: Blue #2 is a reactive carbon steel, so wipe and dry the blade immediately after use rather than letting it sit. Avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade for any length of time, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only.
- Brand: TSUBAKI
- Blacksmith: Miyazaki-san
- Line: Kori
- Location: Nagasaki, Japan
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: Blue #2 Carbon Steel
- Cladding: Iron, Nashiji (Reactive)
- Handle: Burnt Urushi Octagonal
- Weight: 8.1 oz (230 g)
- Blade Length: 243 mm
- Total Length: 395 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 3 mm
- Blade Height: 55 mm
