Takada No Hamono 240mm Gyuto - Aogami 2 Iron Clad - Ho & Horn Octagon

This Aogami #2 series is handforged at Shiraki Hamono by the super talented blacksmith Nakagawa-san and hand ground and finish sharpened at the Takada no Hamono workshop. 

They have fine cutting feel with excellent edge life and edge formation, and represent an exciting new generation of Sakai craftsmen putting out top quality work. We are super excited to be working with Takada no Hamono.

Mitsuaki Takada has spent many years as a grinder in Sakai and  specializes in double bevel hamaguri style convex grinding. He set up his own business, Takada no Hamano, in 2018. He worked for Ashi Hamono for many years, and is very skilled at grinding thin double bevel knives with excellent cutting feel.  

This is a reactive carbon steel.  It should be mentioned that extra care is required, as the knife is not stainless and should be dried immediately after use.  It will develop a dark patina with usage, but any orange rust should be removed with a light abrasive.