{"title":"Fukushima Knives","description":"\u003cp\u003eTakahiro Nihei forges in Fukushima alongside his father at Yasuragi Kobo, after training at Yoshikane in Sanjo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection holds the Fukushima maker we carry: Nihei.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee every region on our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-regions\"\u003emap of Japan's knife regions\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"nihei-sld-nashiji-petty-150mm","title":"Nihei SLD Nashiji Petty 150mm","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStyle: Petty Knife-Utility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSteel type: SLD-Semi Stainless Steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHRC:64\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Length:153mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOverall Length: 280mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlade Height @Heel:33mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpine Thickness @ Mid:2mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 80g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBevel: double\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandle Material: \u003cspan\u003eOctagonal chestnut with ebony wood ferrule.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNihei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakahiro Nihei is a blacksmith from Fukushima who works alongside his father, Nobuo Nihei—the third-generation of \u003cem data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"218\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eYasuragi Kobo\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTakahiro honed his traditional blacksmithing skills under Kazuomi Yamamoto of \u003cem data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"134\"\u003eYoshikane Hamono\u003c\/em\u003e in Sanjo, Niigata.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond crafting beautiful, high-quality knives, his engraving work is a masterpiece in itself. 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