{"product_id":"gyuto-knife-kurouchi-finish-nishida","title":"Gyuto knife, shirogami 1, kurouchi finish - Nishida","description":"\u003cp\u003eNishida-san is one of Japan’s up and coming blacksmiths. He has been blacksmithing for 12 years and started making hunting knives. Unusually for Japan, he undertakes all of the knife making processes himself including forge welding the steel together to make a layered blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSHAPE: Gyuto. Japan's answer to the chef's knife with a thinner profile. Gyuto translates to cow sword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSTEEL: Shirogami (white paper) 1 steel. This steel has the highest amount of carbon out of the paper steels so will get crazy sharp easily. It is a very reactive steel so best kept dry although the kurouchi finish will help inhibit rust. These blades are also clad with soft iron which is also susceptible to rust.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFINISH: Kurouchi. This is a traditional, rustic finish achieved by leaving the furnace scale from the forging process on the blade rather than polishing it off. It has the advantage of reducing the reactivity of the surface of the knife and gives the blade a stylish, matt black finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHANDLE: Octagonal wooden handle with a Pakkawood ferrule.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLENGTH: 165mm or 180mm in length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMAKER: Daisuke Nishida - Minamiseki, Japan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEST FOR: Those wanting medium to heavy weight knives that are very traditionally forged\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSAUNDERS SAYS: \u003cem\u003e\"These knives are really beautiful and, at only 35 years old, I think Nishida-san is someone to watch in the future.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese knives are hand-forged so there may be slight variations in measurements and finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kitchen Provisions","offers":[{"title":"165mm","offer_id":59139366945099,"sku":"NIGY165SK","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"180mm","offer_id":59139366977867,"sku":"NIGY180SK","price":265.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1058\/3277\/6011\/files\/IMG_0117_73003f38-6945-48ad-83eb-e2b6ee84f26e.heic?v=1794589506","url":"https:\/\/www.kitchenprovisions.co.uk\/products\/gyuto-knife-kurouchi-finish-nishida","provider":"Kitchen Provisions ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}