Custom Sugi Tadokoro Nakagawa W2 Tank 180mm - Amboyna burl and bronze

Sugi Tank: These custom built blades are a collaboration between Sugi Cutlery, Tadokoro San and Nakagawa San Note: Please review the photos as the Kurouchi finish on one side is not perfect. Each blade is hand ground by Makoto Tadokoro in Tosa Japan and forged by Satoshi Nakagawa in Sakai. Tadokoro-san trained with the famous grinder & sharpener Morihiro in Sakai beginning as a teenager. Tadokoro-san's grinding and finishing skill is exceptional, his work definitely shows he has made the most of his 25 years of experience. Nakagawa-san's knives are characterized by excellent heat control during forging and a very thorough heat treatment creating knives that have superb edge formation and edge life with good toughness. Nakagawa-san's reputation as one of a few blacksmiths in Sakai to forge Ginsanko and VG10 stainless steels that results in excellent edge life and toughness is well earned, his ginsanko is one of the best we have used and sharpened, really superb edge life, toughness and edge formation. Specs: (approximate) Sharpener: Tadokoro Blacksmith: Nakagawa Core Steel: Shirogami 2 Cladding: Soft Iron Finish: Kurouchi Edge Length: 180 mm Height: 82 mm Weight: 323 g Spine at heel: 2.8 mm Spine midway: 2.0 mm Spine about 1 cm from tip: 1.0 mm Handle: Amboyna Burl Use & Care Do not attempt to cut, hit or chop frozen products or bones. The blade can chip or break with improper use. Hand wash with warm water and towel dry. Never put the knife in a dishwasher, nor soak it in water. Ever! Use a sharpening stone to maintain the sharpness of the blade. Do not use on hard melons or items that may torque the blade. Use a sharpening stone to maintain the sharpness of the blade.