Measurements
| 210 mm | 240 mm | |
| Weight | 189 g | 220 g |
| Tip to Heel Length | 222 mm | 253 mm |
| Blade Height at Heel | 48 mm | 50 mm |
| Width of Spine Above Heel | 3.9 mm | 3.9 mm |
| Width of Spine at Middle of Blade | 2.4 mm | 2.4 mm |
| Width of Spine at about 1 cm from tip | 1.0 mm | 0.8 mm |
Steel type: Aogami Super with iron clad
Hardness (HRC): 63-65
Handle Design: K&S Teak wood handle. Optional handles available.
Shinkiro in Japanese means "Mirage", it is made with Aogami Super steel, with a beautiful Damascus iron cladding and a Kurouchi finish. Takahiro Nihei is a young smith trained under Sanjo??s famous Yoshikane Hamono. Just like Yoshikane, his pays a lot of attention to the details of his work. The Shinkiro has a typical think Sanjo heel, a very fast taper to the tip and super thin behind the edge. It is a great cutter that doesn't carry the price tag of this more premium "Hyomon" siblings.