Shigefusa Hocho Kitaeji, Usuba, Vegetable Knife

Master Shigefusa uses original materials to create knives in classical shapes following the strict code of traditional Japanese aesthetics. With meditative devotion, he creates the finest blades in his workshop using traditional swordsmithing methods. This includes forge-welding of the individual layers in a charcoal furnace, forming of the blades with a scraper blade and then grinding and polishing by hand on a veritable arsenal of waterstones. Magnolia wood handles with buffalo horn ferrules. Cutting edge made of non-rustproof carbon steel (V1), hardness 64 HRC.