Daisuke Nishida Hand forged shirogami white #1 steel blank blade Santoku 165mm
A new hand-forged kitchen knife by Mr. Daisuke Nishida, 2026 model.Through repeated trial and error with the blade tip and heel shapes, and after extensive testing in actual kitchen settings, Mr. Nishida perfected his own unique design. Mr. Nishida named the new shape “Koharu.”
The core is made of white-1 steel, which combines the highest hardness with excellent sharpenability. It features a traditional ”Kurouchi " black finish and a beautiful, eye-catching “kasumi” finish by hand with rippling patterns. This product is incredibly sharp. Please handle with extreme caution.
Japanese Tansetsu ancient Warikomi techniques
Japanese traditional techniques of knife making from forge welding (the process of hammering and forging steel and soft iron) to finishing, Forged soft iron steel are split with a chisel and core blade of Japanese Yasuki Hagane steel was buried. Mr. Daisuke Nishida is one of the very few blacksmiths who has a skills of Japanese Tansetsu ancient Warikomi techniques.
-- Item detail -- approx. size and weight
Koharu - Santoku double edged knife
Blade length 165mm, Total length 267mm,Blade width 46 to 32 mm, Blade thickness 4.0 to 1.8mm,
Tang length 90 mm, Tang width 11mm, Tang thickness 4 to 1 mm, 103g
-- Material --
*Blade: white 1 steel, base: soft iron, double edged *heat treated and Sharp edged blade
*Black smith, Daisuke Nishida
*Construction: San Mai, hand-forged in the traditional way
Note: There are some tiny rust and cracks on body steel and tang part, it's not defective. Japanese traditional Kurouchi finish.
A brand new, Made in Japan
*Price is include a knife blade blank
Precautions for use:
This knife has an extremely sharp blade. Do not use it to cut hard foods such as frozen foods. We recommend using a wooden or soft plastic cutting board.
