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 its badass looks and tall profile.
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: 62~63
- Edge Length: 170mm
- Height at heel: 45.82 mm
- Spine thickness above heel: 3.07 mm
- Weight: 152 grams
- Handle: Birch w/Wenge collar & Endcap
- Shape: Bunka
- Finish: Damascus
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Construction: Damascus
- Knife Line: Nakagawa Hamono Blue #1 Damascus
- Blacksmith: Satoshi Nakagawa
- Maker: Nakagawa Hamono
- Sharpener: Myojin Naohito
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan