{"product_id":"yosimitu-kajiya-nakiri-160mm-shirogami-2-quince-horn-mahogany","title":"Yosimitu Kajiya | Nakiri 160mm | Shirogami 2 | Red Oak \u0026 Horn","description":"\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\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 Nakiri, “leaf cutter”, is a double bevel, thin bladded knife designed for vegetable cutting. The flat grind of the blade makes for good chopping board contact so no more “accordion” vegetables.\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 KNIFE IS CARBON STEEL AND WILL RUST IF NOT DRIED AFTER USE .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"With Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50981665243452,"sku":null,"price":305.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0683\/7754\/2972\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_050a226a-f78d-456c-a2e1-57f594a9f6a6.jpg?v=1776392490","url":"https:\/\/www.withknives.com\/products\/yosimitu-kajiya-nakiri-160mm-shirogami-2-quince-horn-mahogany","provider":"With Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}