Nigara Silver 3 Damascus Santoku is a beautiful piece of functional art.
During the early Edo Period, the city of Hirosaki was a castle town. There were over one hundred forging shops in the area. Nigara Forging is one of these historical Tsugaru blacksmith shops. The Nigara company has kept the traditional forging techniques alive and has remained committed to high-quality blade forging for centuries. This blade has a very cool distressed finish caused by acid etching. It looks like it has just come out of a charcoal fire.Maker: Nigara
Construction: Hammer Forged, San Mai
Cladding: Damascus
Edge Steel: Silver 3 Stainless Steel
HRC: 62+-
Weight: 7.3 oz/ 207g
Actual Edge Length: 169mm
Overall Length: 310 mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.5 mm
Blade Height at Heel: 48.7 mm
Handle: Ebony Octagonal
During the early Edo Period, the city of Hirosaki was a castle town. There were over one hundred forging shops in the area. Nigara Forging is one of these historical Tsugaru blacksmith shops. The Nigara company has kept the traditional forging techniques alive and has remained committed to high-quality blade forging for centuries. This blade has a very cool distressed finish caused by acid etching. It looks like it has just come out of a charcoal fire.
