{"product_id":"yosimitu-kajiya-bunka-190mm-shirogami-2","title":"Yosimitu Kajiya | Bunka 160mm | Shirogami 2 | Red Oak \u0026 Horn","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYosimitu Kajiya is a family run Kajiya (Smithery) in the small town of Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture and was established in 1937. Junichi Ide is the 3\u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egeneration blacksmith at Yosimitu Kajiya and does all stages of the blade making; free forging his blades from pre-welded “Rikizai” steel and grinding the edge by hand. Yosimitu Kajiya has always specialised in kitchen knives but also makes tools for the local agricultural and fishing industries, it is a traditional family run blacksmith. Junichi Ide wants to make sharp knives for everyone to use, Yosimitu Kajiya knives are thin, strong, rustic and built for daily use\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe bunka, “cultural knife”, is inter-changeable with the santoku. It is an all round kitchen knife, the sharper angled tip is very handy for fine knife work. Great for home cooks and professionals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShirogami or White Paper steel, is a very pure steel with a high carbon content that was designed to be like traditional Tamahagane, used in sword making. Very popular with Japanese blacksmiths, it takes a fine edge and is very easy to sharpen. Shirogami comes in 3 grades with various levels of carbon, Shirogami #1\u003cem\u003e, #2 \u0026amp; #3.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHIS IS A CARBON STEEL KNIFE AND WILL RUST IF IT IS NOT CLEANED AND DRIED AFTER EACH USE.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"With Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49192639496508,"sku":"","price":315.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_f29155cf-8269-40b4-928f-9a6ed5a844c5.jpg?v=1776393680","url":"https:\/\/www.withknives.com\/products\/yosimitu-kajiya-bunka-190mm-shirogami-2","provider":"With Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}