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Tsukasa Hinoura is the third generation of blacksmith carrying on "Ajikataya", working with his son. Hinoura-san is well know for the quality of his work... especially his "Tsukasa" line. We brought in this line so that more people could try Hinoura-san's work. Moreover, whenever we get a chance, we do our best to support young craftsmen, such as his son (who is about the same age as Sara and I).
Hinoura-san's heat treatemnt is top notch, and his style reflects a lot of the regional attribultes. These knives have an exceptional distal taper, and wonderful wide bevel, which assists in faciliating easier thinning and sharpening.
We are currently in the process of training with the goal of restarting our saya making service, so we are throwing up this most recent project of a saya we did for a Gesshin Ajikataya 210mm Wa-Gyuto. The saya is a friction fit saya with a pin. These sayas are 3-piece sayas, that have been taperd to fit the blade more closely.
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Knife Type: Gyuto
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Steel Type: Carbon
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Handle Type: Ho Wood Oval
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Construction Type: Clad
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Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
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Handle Length: 133mm
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Handle Height: 24.52mm
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Handle Width: 22.05mm
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Handle to Tip Length: 223mm
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Heel to Tip Length: 208mm
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Width of Spine at Middle: 2.25mm
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Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 0.89mm
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Width of Spine at Handle: 5.77mm
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Width of Spine above Heel: 3.6mm
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Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.95mm
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Blade Height at Heel: 46mm
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Weight: 151g