Description
⚡Sakai Hokuto × Miwa Ikeda | White Steel No.2 Kurouchi Fish-Shaped Knife Series (6-piece set)⚡
🔥Brand : #SakaiHokuto × MiwaIkeda
🔪YouTube (Knife Showcase Video) :https://youtube.com/shorts/sQ8zNSQ1CHQ
🔪Steel : White Steel No.2 (carbon steel, reactive), Kurouchi finish
🔪Handle : Ho wood round handle
🔨Blacksmith : Miwa Ikeda
Goldfish
🔪Blade Length : ≈7.5cm | Overall Length : ≈11.5cm
🔪Thickness : ≈2mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈5cm
🔪Weight : ≈86g
Sunfish
🔪Blade Length : ≈13cm | Overall Length : ≈14cm
🔪Thickness : ≈2mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈7cm
🔪Weight : ≈165g
Pufferfish
🔪Blade Length : ≈13cm | Overall Length : ≈16cm
🔪Thickness : ≈3mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈6cm
🔪Weight : ≈200g
Boxfish
🔪Blade Length : ≈14.5cm | Overall Length : ≈16cm
🔪Thickness : ≈3mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈7cm
🔪Weight : ≈180g
Filefish
🔪Blade Length : ≈14.5cm | Overall Length : ≈16cm
🔪Thickness : ≈3mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈7cm
🔪Weight : ≈148g
Mudskipper
🔪Blade Length : ≈15cm | Overall Length : ≈16cm
🔪Thickness : ≈3.2mm
🔪Blade Width : ≈4cm
🔪Weight : ≈145g
⭕Miwa Ikeda | Age 77
Based in Sakai, Osaka — Japan’s historic center of blade-making — Miwa Ikeda began his training in 1967 under his father, Kameo Ikeda. Over more than half a century, he has devoted his life to forging traditional Japanese blades, specializing in extremely demanding techniques such as Mizu-Honyaki, Honyaki, and Suminagashi.
Although the family workshop was later inherited by his elder brother Tatsuo Ikeda as the third-generation successor, Miwa Ikeda chose an independent path in 1983, founding the now-renowned Ikeda Tanrensho. He focused on producing professional-grade Japanese knives and served as former chairman of the Sakai Cutlery Traditional Craftsmen Association. His work under the “Sakai Hokuto” name is widely recognized as high-end, collectible masterpieces.
Master Ikeda is especially known for challenging the limits of craftsmanship through water-quenched Honyaki blades, which require extreme temperature control and carry a high risk of failure. In recognition of his exceptional skill and dedication, he was officially designated a National Traditional Craftsman in 1988.
Though he has stepped down from association duties, the quality of his work remains extraordinarily high. Due to his advanced age and commitment to fully hand-crafted production, his output is extremely limited. Each blade bearing his name is regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime collectible — a testament to a master craftsman’s enduring passion for steel.