Satoshi Nakagawa who had been working with Shiraki san for a couple of years. Now Mr. Shiraki has retired and Nakagawa san has taken over the business and is now a master smith in his own right. He is one of the few blacksmiths that are doing honyaki blades which are very difficult to forge out of a single piece of carbon steel. The photo above is one I took of Nakagawa san on that first visit.

Specifications:

Blacksmith: Nakagawa Satoshi

Edge Length: 210mm

Total Length: 330mm

Cladding/Jigane: Carbon Steel Migaki Cladding

Core Steel: Aogami #1

Handle: Octagonal Teak with Black Buffalo Horn

Weight: 220 gram

Thickness at Spine on top of the heel: 3.18mm

Height at the Heel: 50.75mm

Hardness: 62-63 HRC