Yosimitu Kajiya | Mame 90mm | Shirogami 2 | Oak

Yosimitu Kajiya is a family run Kajiya (Smithery) in the small town of Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture and was established in 1937. Junichi Ide is the 3^rd generation blacksmith at Yosimitu Kajiya and does all stages of the blade making; free forging his blades from prewelded “Rikizai” steel and grinding the edge by hand. Yosimitu Kajiya has always specialised in kitchen knives but also makes tools for the local agricultural and fishing industies, it is a traditional family run blacksmith. Junichi Ide wants to make sharp knives for everyomne to use.

Ide-san calls this knife a Mame knife, or little bean knife. Prefect for all of the small jobs around the kitchen.

Shirogami or White Paper steel, is a very pure steel with a high carbon content that was designed to be like traditional Tamahagane, used in sword making. Very popular with Japanese blacksmiths, it takes a fine edge and is very easy to sharpen. Shirogami comes in 3 grades with various levels of carbon, Shirogami #1, #2 & #3.

 This is a carbon steel knife and will rust if not cared for.

 Shirogami #2 (Carbon)1.05-1.15