Akitada Hontanren Series

             (Genuine Forged Series, Blue Steel No.2)

Hontanren Series use the Hitachi Aogami # 2 (Blue Steel # 2) made from the Japanese pure sand irons at their famous Yasugi plant in Shimane Prefecture. It has 1.10 ~1.20 high carbon with 0.20 ~0.50 Chromium and 1.00 ~1.50 Tungsten at Rockwell Rc.61~62, which will definitely outperform Shirogami ( White Steel), and is the best carbon steel in Hitachi Carbon alloy steels.  With this base blade steel in the core edge, Mizuno hand treats and forges with soft iron onto the blue steel in the traditional way using pine charcoal and Fuigo. Each blade is hand polished and finished (Hon Kasumi finished) by their skilled craftsman, and comes with full selection of the blade types to choose from.

You can choose the Water Buffalo Horn Bolster colors from Marble (Above in picture),Black(Middle in picture), White (Below in picture).  When you make order through shopping cart, you can choose your favorite color of water buffalo horn bolster.(The actual color might vary from the picture due to the natural material.)

Each of Mizuno Tanrenjo Japanese Traditional style knife comes with Japanese Magnolia wooden saya

Hontanren Series Yanagiba 270mm                  GF-1        Yanagiba 180mm     $200.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-2        Yanagiba 210mm    $215.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-3        Yanagiba 240mm        $250.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-4        Yanagiba 270mm                   $285.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                     GF-5        Yanagiba 300mm        $340.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-6        Yanagiba 330mm                   $400.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-7        Yanagiba 360mm                   $460.00     Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble       Hontanren Series Deba 165mm                 GF-8     Small Deba 105mm                $220.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-9     Small Deba 120mm                $225.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                   GF-10     Small Deba 135mm       $230.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                   GF-11           Deba 150mm      $250.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                   GF-12           Deba 165mm        $275.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-13           Deba 180mm                $345.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                     GF-14           Deba 195mm     $395.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-15           Deba 210mm       $445.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                   GF-16          Deba 225mm     $535.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble      Mizuno Hontanren Usuba 165mm                 GF-17          Usuba 150mm                 $205.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-18          Usuba 165mm                  $215.00     Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-19          Usuba 180mm                 $235.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                    GF-20          Usuba 195mm                  $295.00     Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                      GF-21          Usuba 210mm       $340.00      Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                     GF-22          Usuba 225mm                   $405.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble                   GF-23          Usuba 240mm                  $465.00     Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble        Hontanren Series Wa Santoku 165mm (Double bevel edge 50/50) GF24 Wa Santoku 165mm and GF25 Wa Santoku 180mm don't come with Wooden Saya  GF24   Wa Santoku 165mm Total Length 305mm   BladeThickness 3mm Total Weight 106g            $104.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble    GF25   Wa Santoku 180mm Total Length 320mm   BladeThickness 3mm Total Weight 122g           $109.00        Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble    Hontanren Series Wa Gyuto (Blue Steel #2, HonKasumi finished) GF28  Wa Gyuto 240mm  Total Length 390mm   BladeThickness 2.5mm Total Weight 160g         $330.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble    GF29   Wa Gyuto 270mm     $350.00       Bolster Color BlackWhiteMarble    GF30    Wa Gyuto 300mm