Nagao - Japanese Folding Knife - Higonokami - Tiger in the Woods - Black synthetic stone Kiya is still an active

Kiya is still an active company in the Nihon Bashi District of Tokyo selling cutlery

A maker we did not have before in restoration

Traditionally Naguras are used to rub them on a hard Japanese Whetstone to raise a slurry and kickstart the honing of your razor

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four generations of blacksmiths have shaped these blades

Nagao - Japanese Folding Knife - Higonokami - Tiger in the Woods - Black synthetic stone Kiya is still an activeThis huge handmade folding knife comes from the Nagao Kanekoma Factory () in Miki City, Japan the last workshop officially allowed to use the name Higonokami. The factory has been making these knives for over 100 years, passing down traditional techniques from generation to generation. The blade uses the Warikomi method: a hard steel core sandwiched between softer outer layers. This creates a knife thats both sharp and durable. At the heart of the