Japanese Folding Knife Higonokami NAGAO from Yasuki Steel - 37 mm

Product detailed description

High-quality Japanese carving and folding knife. Suitable for any craft, hobby use, or fishing. Extremely sharp blade made of high-quality Yasugi blue steel. Easy to sharpen, ensuring years of use. We recommend Japanese water stones for sharpening this knife. This carving and drafting knife is a fantastic way to have a quality Japanese blade at home without spending a lot of money.

Nagao Kanekoma 永尾駒製作所 – currently the only Japanese manufacturer of Higonokami knives, maintaining its traditional production methods for five generations. Also, the sole owner of the Higokonami trademark in the world.

Higonokami 肥後守 – a Japanese folding knife suitable for any craft or hobby use. A Japanese all-rounder. It is analogous to the Czech "rybička" and can be used in wood carving or even fishing. Extremely sharp blade made of high-quality Aogami Warikomi Yasuki blue steel. Easy to sharpen, ensuring years of use. We recommend Japanese water stones for sharpening this knife. The handle has a water droplet effect. This carving knife could also be described as a Japanese national product. It is patented and now produced by only one workshop. They are the only ones who have maintained the tradition and know-how under the Higonokami trademark for five generations.

Aogami Warikomi – blue steel, aka blue paper steel, from which the blade of this Higonokami knife is made, is characterized by a high carbon content of 1.4 - 1.5%. This allows the blade to be hardened up to 62 HRC.

Features of the Higonokami NAGAO Knife

✅ Traditional Japanese folding knife
✅ Quality blade made of Yasugi blue steel
✅ Blue paper steel Aogami Warikomi
✅ Japanese "rybička"
✅ For fishing and any craft or hobby use
✅ Anti-slip resin droplets on the handle
✅ Made in Japan

Inside the production of the NAGAO family

forging of the blade from Yasuki blue steel 

classic coal forge 

master sharpener at work