Hitohira Nakagawa Kyuzo White #2 Kurouchi Gyuto 210mm Cherry Wood Handle Date of manufacture: Around 2000

Date of manufacture: Around 2000

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Hitohira Nakagawa Kyuzo White #2 Kurouchi Gyuto 210mm Cherry Wood Handle Date of manufacture: Around 2000Blacksmith: Kikuchiyo In the early 2000s, Kikuchiyo was invited by master craftsman of Sakai to join them as a blacksmith. The art of blacksmithing is physical, the rough working environment of fire and iron takes a toll on the body and many of the masters' abilities begin to wane in their forties and fifties. As Kikuchiyo started earlier in life, he has gained most of the knowledge and skill of fine forging and quenching, before his physical