Hitohira Nakagawa Kyuzo White #2 Migaki Gyuto 240mm Cherry Wood Handle Kikuchiyo proactively experimented with new

Kikuchiyo proactively experimented with new steels not generally used by Sakai’s blacksmith

Total Length: 252mm

Steel: AUS-8

Edge Length: 300mm

Size: 206 x 77 x 40mm

Hitohira Nakagawa Kyuzo White #2 Migaki Gyuto 240mm Cherry Wood Handle Kikuchiyo proactively experimented with newBlacksmith: Kikuchiyo In the early 2000s, Kikuchiyo was invited by master craftsman of Sakai to join them as a blacksmith. The art of blacksmithing is physical, the rough working environment of fire and iron takes a toll on the body and many of the masters' abilities begin to wane in their forties and fifties. As Kikuchiyo started earlier in life, he has gained most of the knowledge and skill of fine forging and quenching, before his physical