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: Blue #1
- HRC: 63-64
- Edge Length: 165mm
- Height at heel: 47mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 3.2mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.6mm
- Distal Taper Tip: .5mm
- Weight: 166 grams
- Handle: Ebony w/ White Buffalo Horn Collar
- Shape: Bunka
- Finish: Migaki
- Cladding: Iron
- Construction: San Mai
- Edge bevel: 50/50
- Knife Line: Hatsukokoro Blue#1 Migaki
- Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
- Maker: Nakagawa Hamono
- Sharpener: Morihiro-san
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan