Nakagawa Ginsan Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm Mirror Polished Finish, Left-Handed 4007 As the blade is not

As the blade is not stainless clad

Both of them are among the elite group (currently less than 30) of the Dentou Kougeishi (Traditional Craftsman)

292 mm  Tip to Heel Length

and he is the most crazy knifenut that I have met

best fit for enthusiasts and professional chefs requiring a long carbon steel blade for protein work

Nakagawa Ginsan Yanagiba 270 / 300 / 330 mm Mirror Polished Finish, Left-Handed 4007 As the blade is notAfter the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for almost 20 years, is heading the Shiraki Hamono (now as Nakagawa Hamono). In fact, many of Shiraki san's works including honyaki in the last 5 or more years were done by Nakagawa san. Nakagawa san is also forging knives for some top tier lines from Sakai retailers, namely Sakai Kikumori, Sakai Jikko, and some other brands. So K&S now is very