Bunka: A cross between a santoku and nakiri, the bunka excels in veg prep where push/pull chopping is used. Bunka’s also sport a pointy tip, perfect for scoring mushrooms and dicing small veg! We love the bunka for it badass looks, and tall profile.
Carbon Steel Knife Care
Knife Specs:
Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.
- Steel: White #2
- HRC: 61~63
- Edge Length: 182 mm
- Height at heel: 80.05 mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 2.73 mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.35 mm
- Distal Taper Tip: 2.09 mm
- Weight: 271 grams
- Handle: Octagonal Cherry wood w/buffalo Horn Collar
- Shape: Tall Bunka
- Finish: Kurouchi
- Cladding: Iron
- Construction: San-Mai
- Edge bevel: 50/50
- Knife Line: N/A
- Blacksmith: Kenji Togashi
- Maker: Sakai Takayuki
- Sharpener: Mitsuo Yamatsuka
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan