A collaboration between Japanese knife suppliers Sakai Kikumori and blacksmith Satoshi Nakagawa, the Nakagawa range, newly release in 2025, is a thing of beauty.
Polished choil and spine, flawless migaki finish, great feel in the hand, White #1 core steel for exceptional sharpenability, whats not to love?
Satoshi Nakagawa is a highly respected master blacksmith based in Sakai, Japan, after a long apprenticeship under master blacksmith Kenichi Shiraki, Nakagawa-san took over Shiraki Hamono in 2020, continuing its legacy of top-tier craftsmanship under his own name, Nakagawa Uchihamono.
Known for his ability to forge both carbon and stainless steel as well as making honyaki, Nakagawa’s knives are prized for their exceptional heat treatment, precise grind geometry and meticulous attention to detail, resulting in blades with exceptional cutting performance, excellent edge stability and an elegant, understated aesthetic.
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Sakai, in the Osaka region of Japan has been a thriving hub for Japanese blade making for over 600 years. Sakai Kikumori, itself approaching 100 years in business, continue to work with some of the areas most skilled craftspeople to produce a broad range of cutlery.
A note on carbon steel – Like many others we at Community Cutlery favour carbon over stainless steel for its ability to take a keener edge and hold it for longer, for this privilege we need to care for our carbon products with a little more consideration, particularly when it comes to washing. Once you’ve finished with your knife we recommend giving it a quick wash and a thorough dry, as if left wet it will start to rust, surprisingly quickly. If this does happen then take a dry scourer and lightly give it a rub, another rinse and a good dry, it should come off with relative ease. With use you will also notice a light change in the colour of the blade, this patina is natural, beautiful and to be cherished, it’s like yo knife developing its own fingerprint!
And for many reasons – Never put your knives in the dishwasher
Knives are only available to persons over 18 years of age. Due to the nature of our business ALL customers will be asked to prove their age at checkout.
We ship Tuesday to Saturday using Royal Mail Tracked 24.
All knives ship via an age verified service in accordance with The Offensive Weapons Act 2019, which will mean the postie will need you to be in to receive the delivery & to check your ID if you look under 25.
The law also requires us to carry out a soft age check of the purchaser after checkout, this is done by an automated system that usually doesn't require your input, although we will need to contact you for proof of age if you fail, which can sometimes happen if you use a work address.
of Community Cutlery as a home for enthusiasts, for people who love the ritual of food preparation and who have realised the charm in doing it with quality tools, with items that are as pleasing on the eye as they are practical in the hand.
