{"product_id":"custom-handle-nigara-vg10-migaki-tsuchime-damascus-santoku-180mm","title":"Custom Handle Nigara VG10 Migaki Tsuchime Damascus Santoku 180mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout Nigara Hamono -\u003c\/b\u003eNigara-san is a relatively new knifemaker out of Aomori prefecture, but they are not new as a company. The company has been around for over 350 years, tracing back to their swordsmith ancestors. Knifemaking is a small part of what they do; they also produce large steel beams and such for buildings! Go Yoshizawa, age 35, is a young blacksmith who is the company president's son and has decided to go back to their blacksmithing roots. He now makes unique and stunning tsuchime knives and some hand-folded Damascus.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003eThis is also a multi-purpose knife, but with a slight vegetable bias. Santoku means 'Three Virtues' or 'To solve Three Problems'. The virtues or problems are slicing, dicing and mincing. Santoku is usually found in 160mm - 190mm lengths. These are more and more popular in Western kitchens due to their unique shape and smaller easy-to-handle size.\n","brand":"Nigara Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47788399067310,"sku":"NGVG10180SA-CUSTOM","price":287.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/NigaraVG10MigakiTsuchimeDamascusSantoku180mmCustomHandle1.jpg?v=1793219707","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.live\/en-us\/products\/custom-handle-nigara-vg10-migaki-tsuchime-damascus-santoku-180mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}