Second - Hitohira Kikuchiyo Ren 240mm Gyuto Ginsanko Ho Wood

Stainless steel gyuto in good overall condition with original packaging but with some over-grinding in the middle section of the belly, leaving this portion of the blade thinner than normal. It did suffer some edge damage because of this thinness but most of the extreme thickness was removed during repair, however, the knife is still thinner than most and should be used as a precision cutter for fine work rather than a heavy handed volume knife.

Though this knife is imperfect, we were very impressed at the resilience of the very thin edge when it came back rolled instead of chipped. This is be a testament to the quality of heat treatment.

Brand: Hitohira ひとひら (一片)
Smith: Nakagawa
Producing Area: Sakai-Osaka/ Japan
Profile: Gyuto
Size: 240mm
Steel Type: Stainless Steel
Steel: Yasuki Silver #3 (Ginsan), Soft stainless Clad
Handle: Ho Wood & Buffalo Horn Ferrule Octagonal
Total Length: 386mm
Edge Length: 232mm
Handle to Tip Length: 244mm
Blade Height: 50mm
Thickness: 3.5mm
Handle Length: 144mm
Weight: 192g
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Grinder: Ren

Original Listing

Hand forged in Sakai and ground by a young sharpener in Sakai. These knives come with an impressive lineage with the sharpener's grandfather being one of a few knife makers who pioneered the wide bevel grinding on double bevel knives. 

The affordable price is to help support the sales of this series while he is training. We are impressed with the quality of his work on these top quality forged knives.