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Brand: Manaka Hamono
Knife Type: Gyuto
Blade Grind: Double bevel
Steel type: ATS34 Stainless core steel with SUS410 Stainless cladding
Finish: Tsuchime
Blade Length: 190mm
Blade Height from heel: 41mm
Weight: 154g
Blade Thickness from heel: 2mm, 1mm middle, 1mm on 1inch from the tip
Handle: Maple and Birch wood ferrule
Manaka Hamono
The Master Blacksmith of Saitama Prefecture Shunsuke Manaka of Manaka Hamono.
He is the 5th generation from the group of blacksmiths who have been hand forging blades since 1872. They started forging katana then gradually moved to farming tools and then kitchen knives.
Every piece is painstakingly made by him from scratch with his schedule running 12 hours a day non stop. His knives have a superb fit and finish and thin spine. You can definitely expect high performance and aesthetics with his knives.
He is a very fun guy to be with and have such humor, humility and also respect to his craft. It is my honor to to be the first one to represent his knives here in the western world.
