Higonokami Warikomi archive The long 10" blade slices

The long 10" blade slices through larger loaves and cakes and can be used to lift rolled pasty from a board or trim cake

This is a solid piece weighing in at a massive 4

either with strop paste or metal polish to achieve a 'shaving sharp' edge

It's a beast

Higonokami Warikomi archive The long 10" blade slices"Warikomi" means 'sandwich' in Japanese. The blade of this knife has a central harder layer of SK steel for improved edge retention, sandwiched between two layers of soft iron for strength. This is the same construction you find in a Samurai sword. This knife has a blade 63mm long (so can be carried legally in the UK). The design is characterised by the 'chikiri' the lever used to open the knife. There is no locking mechanism. Note that this knife is