NAKAGAWA X MYOJIN Blue #1 Damascus Gyuto 210mm (no handle)

Just like anything in the world, Japanese kitchen knives go through waves and trends. Right now, you'd have to be blind not to notice that there is lots of buzz around Satoshi Nakagawa blades sharpened by the well respected Myojin Naohito. In case you aren't familiar with Satoshi Nakagawa, Nakagawa-san's teacher was none other than the famous Kenichi Shiraki of Shiraki Hamono. As for Myojin-san, same thing you'll see his name these days collaborating with some of the most well respected blacksmiths like Yoshikazu Tanaka for example. With both these titans in their respective fields, even the plainest looking of blades would outperform your wildest dreams. Here they took the opposite approach. Despite maybe not recognizing they are masters in their fields, though the whole world knows it, their join offering is a tremendously attractive Damascus patterned knife with a core of Blue Steel #1. Blue steel is often preferred by those who want a little less reactivity than their white steel k