Tabata Blue #2 Petty 150mm. Tabata Hamono is a small blacksmith shop on Tanagashima Island, located south of Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu. They make this knife with Blue #2 carbon steel and it has stainless steel cladding and a kasumi finish. Chefknivestogo is proud to be the first dealer for this company in the USA. We hope you will find something interesting.
Blacksmith: Tabata Hamono
Brand Name: Tanegashima
Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
Location: Tanegashima, Japan
Edge Steel: Blue #2 (Aogami #2) Carbon Steel
Bevel: Double Bevel
Edge Grind: Even
Cladding: Stainless Steel
Finish: Kasumi
Handle: Oak Octagonal
Ferrule: Black Pakka Wood
Weight: 3.3 oz (94 g)
Edge Length: 149 mm
Total Length: 279 mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 3.2 mm
Blade Height at Heel: 33.5 mm