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 150mm nakiri is the dedicated vegetable knife in the core TSUBAKI Blue #2 lineup, sized for efficient push cutting through a full range of produce without the length of a standard 165mm or 180mm nakiri. Miyazaki-san hammer forges the blade from Hitachi Blue Paper #2 carbon steel, adds a fire-forged kurouchi cladding that gives the flat surfaces their distinctive rustic character, and grinds the blade to a double bevel edge. The proportions are square and purposeful, exactly right for the task.
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.
This 150mm nakiri is the dedicated vegetable knife in the core TSUBAKI Blue #2 lineup, sized for efficient push cutting through a full range of produce without the length of a standard 165mm or 180mm nakiri. Miyazaki-san hammer forges the blade from Hitachi Blue Paper #2 carbon steel, adds a fire-forged kurouchi cladding that gives the flat surfaces their distinctive rustic character, and grinds the blade to a double bevel edge. The proportions are square and purposeful, exactly right for the task.
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
- Location: Nagasaki, Japan
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: Blue #2 (Hitachi Blue Paper)
- Weight: 4.5 oz (128 g)
- Blade Length: 146 mm
- Total Length: 282 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 2.5 mm
- Blade Height: 48 mm
