{"product_id":"kamakata-usuba-knife-japanese-vegetable-knife-by-shiraki-kenichi","title":"Kamakata Usuba Knife Japanese Vegetable Knife By Shiraki Kenichi","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrand name: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHon-Kaneshige(本金重)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSmith name:  \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShiraki Kenichi(白木健一, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eRetired)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSteel:\u003cstrong\u003e White steel\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCutting edge length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e195mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTotal length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e356mm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandle to Tip Length: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e215mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBlade Width at heel:  \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 50.0mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpine thickness at handle: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 4.80\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpine thickness 1cm from the tip: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eabout 2\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e.80mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFerrule: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuffalo Horn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManufacture Era: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAround 1990  (According to the owner's memory)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeight: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e258g\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccessories：\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper box \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional Information: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis knife is unused and in good condition. I discovered it at a specialty cutlery shop in the Kanto region, alongside two other Shiraki Kenichi kitchen knives currently listed. According to the shop owner—an elderly craftsman preparing for retirement—this is new-old-stock that he acquired 30 to 40 years ago and preserved ever since.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnlike the other piece of the same type by the same blacksmith that I previously listed, this knife bears a wholesaler mark.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegarding the blacksmith of this knife, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eShiraki Kenichi, you can easily find extensive information about him on both English and Japanese websites with a quick search.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TENMOKU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49565141074158,"sku":null,"price":50000.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/0162\/5326\/files\/DSF6312_3b8b2218-8bb1-4e80-9e68-e8ecf2fdfaf4.jpg?v=1789101919","url":"https:\/\/tenmoku0701.myshopify.com\/ja\/products\/kamakata-usuba-knife-japanese-vegetable-knife-by-shiraki-kenichi","provider":"TENMOKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}