Nakagawa Ginsan Usuba 180/210mm Mirror Polished with K&S Ebony Handle 44x29 Sugimoto was the first to

Sugimoto was the first to begin producing Western and Chinese-style knives

Overall length:

The double bevel line of the KS series is a monosteel construction

the actual abrasive sheets are easily replaced

411 mm  Tip to Heel Length

Nakagawa Ginsan Usuba 180/210mm Mirror Polished with K&S Ebony Handle 44x29 Sugimoto was the first toAfter the retirement of legendary master craftsman Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa san, as Shiraki san's disciple for almost 20 years, is heading the Shiraki Hamono (now as Nakagawa Hamono). In fact, many of Shiraki san's works including honyaki in the last 5 or more years were done by Nakagawa san. Nakagawa san is also forging knives for some top tier lines from Sakai retailers, namely Sakai Kikumori, Sakai Jikko, and some other brands. So K&S now is very