Nakagawa White Steel Honyaki K-tip Yanagiba 270mm Mirror Polish Seisuke Hamono Handle Design: Western pakkawood handle

Handle Design:  Western pakkawood handle

The SG2 core measures 62-64 HRC and provides high wear resistance

requiring immediate drying and light oiling to prevent rust

same grind and the same core-steel (R2)

The octagonal wa handle is crafted from African ebony with a centre square mosaic pin and subtle taper for comfort during extended use

Nakagawa White Steel Honyaki K-tip Yanagiba 270mm Mirror Polish Seisuke Hamono Handle Design: Western pakkawood handleThe Nakagawa White Steel (White 3) Honyaki is a more practical line of Honyaki knives. While we all LOVE everything to be as exotic as possbile: steel has to be White 1 or Blue 1, and has to be mizu honykai. Fact is, not only it is very difficult to forge and sharpen (hence expensive), it is also quite a bit more delicate compared to the White 3 Abura (oil) Honyaki. For Honyaki, it is naturally harder than the usual Kasumi counterpart. For example a