We have a few of these that have handle installs that are not perfectly straight. They're fine to use but the blacksmith uses the burn in method to set the handles and sometimes they're a little off. Mikisyo Hamono is a multigenerational kogatana making blacksmith shop in Miki Japan. The blade you see here is a type of Unagi knife popular in Tokyo and is specifically made to clean and process eels in the food industry. There are about 80 registered traditional craftsmen blacksmiths. He said there used to be dozens of kogatana blacksmiths in his town 50 years ago but now there are only two. Mr. Nagaike is one of them. His name is Hiroyuki Nagaike, born in 1939, and when calling him as a craftman, he changes the first name to Kohsetsu, namely Kohsetsu Nagaike.
Business Name: Mikisyo
Location: Miki City Japan
Blacksmith: Hiroyuki Nagaike
Construction: Hammer Forged/Ni Mai
Edge Steel: White #2
Cladding: Soft Iron
Edge: Single Bevel Right Sided
Weight: 4.3 oz/ 122g
Blade Length: 140mm from Heel to Tip
Overall Length: 280mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 3.9mm
Blade Height at Heel: 27.5m
Here is a video of the master of kogatanas:
Here is a video of the master of kogatanas:
