Sakai Kikumori

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Cleaver
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Walnut Western
Total Length: 280mm
Edge Length: 149mm
Spine Length:145mm
Blade Height: 85mm
Thickness at Spine: 4mm
Thickness ½ way: 4mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 4mm
Handle Length: 125mm
Weight: 577mm

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori  堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Cleaver
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Walnut Western
Total Length: 310mm
Edge Length: 180mm
Spine Length: 175mm
Blade Height: 110mm
Thickness at Spine: 4mm
Thickness ½ way: 4mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 4mm
Handle Length: 130mm
Weight: 681g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Gyuto
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 370mm
Edge Length: 240mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 50mm
Thickness at Spine: 2.1mm
Thickness ½ way: 2mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.9mm 
Handle Length: 120mm
Weight: 217g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Sujihiki
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 70/30
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 363mm
Edge Length: 240mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 35mm
Thickness at Spine: 2mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1mm 
Handle Length: 115mm
Weight: 171g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Sujihiki
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 430mm
Edge Length: 301mm
Spine Length: 305mm
Blade Height: 44mm
Thickness at Spine: 2.1mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1.9mm
Handle Length: 122mm
Weight: 217g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Nihonko 日本鋼
Profile: Garasuki 
Edge Steel: SK Carbon
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: Soft Iron
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 90/10
Hand Orientation: Right Handed
Handle: Pakka Western
Total Length: 320mm
Edge Length: 190mm
Spine Length: 195mm
Blade Height: 53mm
Thickness at Spine: 3.8mm
Thickness ½ way: 3.6mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip:  1.8mm
Handle Length: 125mm
Weight: 291g

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Your specific product may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Line: Tomoshibi
Profile: Deba
Edge Length: 128mm
Blade Height: 43mm
Edge Steel: Shirogami #2/White #2
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase Ni-Mai
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Migaki/Standard
Bevel: Single
Bevel Symmetry: 0:100
Hand Orientation: Right
Handle Shape: Oval
Handle Material: Magnolia/Ho Wood
Ferrule/Bolster: Black Buffalo Horn Ferrule
Total Length: 247mmn
Spine Length: 137mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 6.2mm
Thickness ½ way: 5.3mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 2.8mm
Handle Length: 111mm
Weight: 149g
Saya/Guard: Purchased Separately

Please note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Individual knives may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Line: Tomoshibi
Profile: Deba
Edge Length: 140mm
Blade Height: 50mm
Edge Steel: Shirogami #2/White #2
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase Ni-Mai
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Migaki/Standard
Bevel: Single
Bevel Symmetry: 0:100
Hand Orientation: Right
Handle Shape: Oval
Handle Material: Magnolia/Ho Wood
Ferrule/Bolster: Black Buffalo Horn Ferrule
Total Length: 270mm
Spine Length: 154mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 5.7mm
Thickness ½ way: 4.8mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 1.2mm
Handle Length: 115mm
Weight: 168g
Saya/Guard: Purchased Separately

Please note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Individual knives may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Made in: Sakai, Osaka - Japan
Line: Tomoshibi
Profile: Deba
Edge Length: 190mm
Blade Height: 56mm
Edge Steel: Shirogami #2/White #2
Steel Type: Carbon
Construction: Awase Ni-Mai
Cladding: Soft Iron
Finish: Migaki/Standard
Bevel: Single
Bevel Symmetry: 0:100
Hand Orientation: Right
Handle Shape: Oval
Handle Material: Magnolia/Ho Wood
Ferrule/Bolster: Black Buffalo Horn Ferrule
Total Length: 335mm
Spine Length: 200mm
Thickness of Spine at Handle: 7.3mm
Thickness ½ way: 5.7mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 3.8mm
Handle Length: 133mm
Weight: 323g
Saya/Guard: Purchased Separately

Please note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Individual knives may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

Care advisement: This blade is fully carbon and care must be taken to avoid rust. Wipe dry after each use and ideally between preparing different products, especially when using acidic and salty products. A patina will form over time helping increase stain resistance slightly. Hand wash and dry only. Store away from liquids and open windows. Keep the blade covered when storing or traveling. Use only on appropriate cutting surfaces such as soft woods and plastics.

Brand: Sakai Kikumori 堺菊守
Line: Vintage Swedish Carbon
Profile: Gyuto
Edge Steel: K-121
Steel Type: Carbon
Cladding: N/A
Bevel: Double
Bevel Symmetry: 50/50
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrious
Handle: Rosewood Western
Total Length: 365mm
Edge Length: 243mm
Spine Length: 245mm
Blade Height: 46mm
Thickness at Spine: 1.8mm
Thickness ½ way: 1.7mm
Thickness ~1cm from Tip: 0.9mm
Handle Length: 120mm
Weight: 177g
Saya/Guard: N/A

Please Note: These pictures and measurements are examples. Individual knives may differ slightly in appearance and measurements.

This knife is vintage and may include slight scratches, tarnish spots, etc. that it may have picked up over the decades.