Masutani | VG1 Tsuchime | Nakiri | 165mm | Brown Pakka Accessories free forging his blades from

free forging his blades from pre-welded “Rikizai” steel and grinding the edge by hand

“cultural knife”

also known as Blue paper steel due to the colour of the paper it came wrapped in

Mr Masutani is a knifemaker based in Takafu

Masutani | VG1 Tsuchime | Nakiri | 165mm | Brown Pakka Accessories free forging his blades fromMr Masutani is a knifemaker based in Takafu, Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture. He is a 4th generation knife maker with over 30 years experience. He is well known as skilled sharpener and wants to provide great knives at a great price. His knives are light and thin, a great first Japanese knife or gift. The Nakiri, leaf cutter, is a double bevel, thin bladded knife designed for vegetable cutting. The flat grind of the blade makes for good chopping board