Hatsukokoro Shinkiro Aogami Super Damascus Kurouchi Gyuto 210/240 mm

Measurements 

	210 mm	240 mm
Weight	189 g	220 g
Tip to Heel Length	222 mm	253 mm
Blade Height at Heel	48 mm	50 mm
Width of Spine Above Heel	3.9 mm	3.9 mm
Width of Spine at Middle of Blade	2.4 mm	2.4 mm
Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip	1.0 mm	0.8 mm

 

Steel type: Aogami Super with iron clad

Hardness (HRC): 63-65

Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available.  

 

Shinkiro in Japanese means "Mirage", it is made with Aogami Super steel, with a beautiful Damascus iron cladding and a Kurouchi finish. Takahiro Nihei is a young smith trained under Sanjo??s famous Yoshikane Hamono. Just like Yoshikane, his pays a lot of attention to the details of his work. The Shinkiro has a typical think Sanjo heel, a very fast taper to the tip and super thin behind the edge. It is a great cutter that doesn't carry the price tag of this more premium "Hyomon" siblings.