Naoki Mazaki Knives
Naoki Mazaki
A quiet pleasant "renegade" young maker trained by Yoshikane and currently undergoing further training with Kiyoshi Kato~san of Sanjo after touring whole of Japan on his restored late 70s Harley.
He forges White 2 steel to near the limit of 64/65 HRC, used to be only seen on Honyaki knives only for great edge retention and his distal taper is aggressive starting from 5.4mm to very thin at the tip giving a laserish performance at the front end of knife and workhorse performance at the back of knife.
At the moment he forges, shapes/grind, sharpen and does the kanji engraving himself and we like that as all is within his control.
A quiet pleasant "renegade" young maker trained by Yoshikane and currently undergoing further training with Kiyoshi Kato~san of Sanjo after touring whole of Japan on his restored late 70s Harley.
He forges White 2 steel to near the limit of 64/65 HRC, used to be only seen on Honyaki knives only for great edge retention and his distal taper is aggressive starting from 5.4mm to very thin at the tip giving a laserish performance at the front end of knife and workhorse performance at the back of knife.
At the moment he forges, shapes/grind, sharpen and does the kanji engraving himself and we like that as all is within his control.
White 2 with nice Kurochi finish
We chose the White 2 for best possible sharpness and Kurouchi for less reactivity on the iron for the cladding and a high HRC for a long edge retention. The knives are nicely finished with rounded spine and choil and finished on a #3000 Natural Stone. Our standard free sharpening within the first month applies to this range also.
Mazaki White2 Kurouchi Petty Knife 150mm
Blade Steel: White 2, Kurouchi Finish Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood Blade Length: 153mm (Heel to Tip) Total Length: 281mm Blade Height at Heel: 35mm Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.02mm Total Weight: 85g |
Mazaki White2 Kurouchi Petty Knife 180mm
Blade Steel: White 2, Kurouchi Finish Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood Blade Length: 185mm (Heel to Tip) Total Length: 333mm Blade Height at Heel: 38mm Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.15mm Total Weight: 108.4g |
Mazaki White2 Kurouchi Chef Knife 210mm
Blade Steel: White 2, Kurouchi Finish Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood Blade Length: 215mm (Heel to Tip) Total Length: 374mm Blade Height at Heel: 48mm Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.41mm Total Weight: 168.8g |
Mazaki White2 Kurouchi Chef Knife 240mm
Blade Steel: White 2, Kurouchi Finish Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood Blade Length: 245mm (Heel to Tip) Total Length: 408mm Blade Height at Heel: 53mm Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.34mm Total Weight: 206.5g |
Mazaki White2 Kurouchi Chef Knife 270mm
Blade Steel: White 2, Kurouchi Finish Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood Blade Length: 275mm (Heel to Tip) Total Length: 440mm Blade Height at Heel: 58mm Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.95mm Total Weight: 250.8g |
Mazaki Blue 2 Kurouchi Mioroshi Deba 210mm
Naoki Mazaki Blue #2 Mioroshi Deba 210mm
Blade Steel: Yasuki Blue Steel #2, HRC 64~65
Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood
Blade Length: 210mm (Heel to Tip)
Total Length: 370mm
Blade Height at Heel: 53mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.90mm
Total Weight: 233.2g
Blade Steel: Yasuki Blue Steel #2, HRC 64~65
Handle: D-Shaped Zelkova Wood
Blade Length: 210mm (Heel to Tip)
Total Length: 370mm
Blade Height at Heel: 53mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 4.90mm
Total Weight: 233.2g
Mazaki Blue 2 Kurouchi Mioroshi Deba 240mm
Naoki Mazaki Blue #2 Mioroshi Deba 240mm
Blade Steel: Yasuki Blue Steel #2, HRC 64~65
Handle: Octagonal Zelkova Wood Handle
Blade Length: 240mm (Heel to Tip)
Total Length: 402mm
Blade Height at Heel: 55mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 5.30mm
Total Weight: 270.9g
Blade Steel: Yasuki Blue Steel #2, HRC 64~65
Handle: Octagonal Zelkova Wood Handle
Blade Length: 240mm (Heel to Tip)
Total Length: 402mm
Blade Height at Heel: 55mm
Spine Thickness at Heel: 5.30mm
Total Weight: 270.9g