{"product_id":"takada-no-hamono-180mm-santoku-aogami-2-iron-clad-ho-horn-octagon-trade-in","title":"Takada No Hamono 180mm Santoku Aogami 2 Iron Clad Ho \u0026 Horn Octagon","description":"\u003cp\u003eTrade in Takada no Hamono santoku, hand sharpened in abut 1\/4 through the exposed hagane, after another dozen honings in will need a little thinning. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand made iron clad aogami 2 in Sakai Osaka Japan, forged at Shiraki Hamono by the super talented young smith Nakagawa-san and hand ground and finish sharpened at the Takada no Hamono workshop.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine cutting with excellent edge life and edge formation, these represent an exciting new generation of Sakai craftsmen putting out top quality work. We are super excited to be working with Takada no Hamono.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMitsuaki Takada has spent many years as a grinder in Sakai and specializes in double bevel hamaguri style convex grinding. \u003cspan\u003eHe worked for Ashi Hamono for many years, and is very skilled at grinding thin double bevel knives with excellent cutting feel.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakada no Hamono opened in 2018, in the old style of a small wood frame house \u003cspan\u003econverted to a workshop\u003c\/span\u003e, there are dozens of atelier like this in Sakai but Mitsuaki’s is the first of it’s kind to be opened in many, many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a reactive carbon steel. It should be mentioned that extra care is required, as the knife is not stainless and should be dried immediately after use. It will develop a dark patina with usage, but any orange rust should be removed with a light abrasive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e164mm cutting edge, 44mm high at heel 132.4 grams, \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vault","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47381905146077,"sku":"PRETRDN","price":239.39,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3339\/7144\/files\/6B11C1B5-FC05-4083-94C5-F4079C21E5DC_41b9ca68-7c45-49bb-9627-efc45720c7de.jpg?v=1770761220","url":"https:\/\/bernalcutlery.com\/en-de\/products\/takada-no-hamono-180mm-santoku-aogami-2-iron-clad-ho-horn-octagon-trade-in","provider":"Bernal Cutlery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}