Michio Ishikawa White #2 Single Bevel Nakiri

There's quite a lot to process when first opening the box and checking out these fairly unique single bevel knives, they're entirely made by hand and the forging and finishing process is easy to see and they're finished with an ever so slightly hollow grind to provide a good cutting experience.

The knives in this line are made in a very traditional manner and finished in an unfussy and simple style and fitted with a D shaped oval handle and perhaps there are more visually striking finishes available on other knives.

Mr Ishikawa focuses his craft on creating useful tools for his customers but if traditional looks and style are what you seek then these belong in your toolkit. 

As a right handed single bevel knife, the aim is to create a precise cutting experience and they certainly are precise with no steering issues and they're comfortable in hand although the handle ferrule is one place where money has been saved in construction and isn't always an entirely smooth fit and may be something you'd replace later if it bothered you.

The White #2 collection is slightly narrower above the heel and so has a slightly less pronounced distal taper in comparison to the Blue #2 knives.

The triple forged White #2 clad in soft iron is hardened to around 62HRC and is a solid and durable carbon steel choice that is easy to sharpen and maintain.

Depending on your core steel preference, you can also check out the Blue #2 versions of the knives.

While carbon, these knives aren't enormously reactive and so as long as you're comfortable sharpening and maintaining a single bevel knife they're a good workhorse range to enjoy and just follow our normal carbon steel care instructions and consider a carbon steel knife care kit for long term care.