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  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan
  • Okubo Kajiya takenoko nakiri-bocho | Aogami#2 | 210mm・8¼" |  Knife Japan

Okubo Kajiya Takenoko Nakiri 210mm Aogami #2

€191.31
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Product Description

Before anything, a quick language lesson. 'Take' (竹, pronounced ta-ke) is bamboo in Japanese. 'Ko' in this case means child. Ta-ke-no-ko is - you guessed it - child of bamboo or in the real world, bamboo shoots. Think giant bamboo - the thirty-metre / 100 foot high variety. Those kids are big. 

So when harvesting and processing them you need a big knife. Oh look, here's one.

Fresh takenoko are very firm, quite grippy and somewhat splitty. When cutting a bunch of them you do not want an ordinary knife. This is no ordinary knife.

Pick up Okubo san's takenoko nakiri and the world and everything in it seems to shrink. There will never be a bamboo shoot, beet or watermelon that this nakiri cannot conquer.

Just bear in mind, it is rather big. Bigger than you think. And this is the small one.

Blade steel: Aogami #2
Bevel: Ryōba double bevel
Blade construction: Warikomi
Left-handed available: Handle and blade suit both hands
Handle: Hounoki (Magnolia)
Blade length: 210mm
Overall Length: 375mm
Blade height: 90mm
Blade spine above choil: 5mm
Handle length: 155mm
Handle width: 33x26mm
Weight in hand: 420g

A final note, and an important one for would-be buyers to consider. While forged by a master blacksmith this is fundamentally an agricultural tool. We're not kidding when we tell you its reason for being is to process giant bamboo shoots. In sheds, probably.

A recent buyer (a satisfied purchaser, we hasten to add) recommended we point out that there may be minor inconsistencies - high and low spots - on the edge. In M's case he found these inconsistencies didn't affect performance but he did suggest we highlight that this is not a 'factory' blade, in order to temper expectations in excited buyers. He further commented that with some small time on the stones the bevels and edge can be refined to improve performance.

So if you have perfectionist inclinations, please consider these insights. With gravity on its side the takenoko nakiri will perform its intended function and much more besides, but a refined jewel it is not. More like a soundly forged tool. We like to think our product photos tell the story. Your story may see minor variations. 

Final final note. Okubo san delivered our latest takenoko nakiri with a very robust pin in the handle. If you plan to swap out the handle then consider the ordering your takenoko nakiri with the pinless handle, or blade only. The pinned handle looked like it would require some violence to remove.

Product Videos

ザ・職人#11「大久保鍛冶屋」 13:34

勝浦町 大久保鍛冶屋 2014.09.12 OA http://www.shokokai.or.jp/36/3630110026/index.htm

  • ザ・職人#11「大久保鍛冶屋」
    勝浦町 大久保鍛冶屋 2014.09.12 OA http://www.shokokai.or.jp/36/36301100...

Product Reviews

  1. amazing knife

    Posted by mark on 8th Feb 2024

    Hi
    I have had this model for some time now and have not written a review but feel the need to say how great this knife is. When I first received it I spent a little time on the stones refining the profile to make it to my liking but nothing major just a subtle thinning. It is a well made tool with good fundamentals but definitely not a show pony. This is a knife that wants to be used and used a lot. It takes a superb edge and holds it very well. This is not a thin cleaver like a CCK for example. It has some substance to it and this appeals to me. It glides through soft and hard produce and has excellent food release unlike some cleavers. I find the 210 to feel very intuitive in the hand and not overly big. For the price I highly recommend this knife. I find that when I am using this knife I very rarely reach for another (I have too many) which says all that needs to be said.

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