Mr. Hideo Kitaoka
He was born in 1950 and is the 3rd generation of Kitaoka Hamono. He has been a specialist of Kataba (single-beveled) knife from the beginning. He is also Dentoukougeishi.
Knife Features:
Use: meat / fish
Blade: CladSteel carbon steel with 62 / 64HRC White Paper Steel (Shirogami) cutting edge and 33-layer Damask "Suminagashi"
Origin Knife: Japanese craftsmanship
Handle: SandalWood, very hard and water resistant
Packing: in cardboard with Japanese writing
Length Blade: 240mm
Total Length: 375mm
Thickness Blade: 4mm to 2mm
Length Grip: 127mm
Weight: 160g
* Not every knife is signed on the blade by the craftsman who made it