Usuba: Single bevel vegetable knife. Think nakiri sharpened only on one side. Used for refined vegetable work. If you have ever watched the original Iron Chef TV show, then chances are you have seen someone prepping long sheets of radish or other veg using a usuba.

Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.

• Steel: Blue#1
• HRC: 62~63
• Edge Length: 197mm
• Height at heel: 49.74mm
• Spine thickness above heel: 4.05mm
• Weight: 278mm
• Handle: Octagonal Ebony w/White Buffalo Horn Collar
• Shape: Usuba
• Finish: Damascus
• Cladding: Soft Iron
• Edge bevel: Single
• Construction: Ni Mai
• Knife Line: Blue #1 Damascus
• Maker: Nakagawa Hamono
• Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
• Sharpener/Grinder: 
• Origin: Sakai, Japan

• The Cook's Edge ships worldwide.
• Free shipping for orders over $200 CAD anywhere in Canada or the US.*
• If your order is less than $200 CAD the shipping will be calculated by weight.
• We aim to ship your order within 24-48 hours from the time of purchase, with the exception of Sundays and holidays. All parcels we ship are insured and traceable. All parcels are shipped from our shop in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.

*Please note that heavy orders such as cutting boards and whetstones are subject to additional shipping charges that will be calculated and quoted upon ordering.

INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING 

• When shipping to any country outside of Canada or the US we use DHL Express worldwide or UPS Expedited worldwide shipping with a weight based rate.

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