Maguro Bocho (tuna knife) is a knife specifically made for breaking down whole tuna. They can vary in size anywhere from 400mm to 1500mm. In some cases you can see two fish mongers handling one knife.
When you are dealing with expensive cuts of fish, you require a special tool to get the job done. This knife is designed to make long clean cuts, meant to keep the flesh of the fish as pristine as possible. Maguro bocho sizes can range anywhere from 400mm up to a whopping 1200mm.
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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 #2
- HRC: 62~63
- Edge Length: 578 mm
- Height at heel: 38.44 mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 6.42 mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 5.08 mm
- Distal Taper Tip: 0.66 mm
- Weight: 658 grams
- Handle: Octagonal Karin w/White Buffalo
- Shape: Maguro Bocho
- Finish: Damascus
- Cladding: Iron
- Construction: Ni-Mai
- Edge bevel: Single
- Knife Line: Nigara Anmon Kurozome
- Blacksmith: Gō Yoshizawa
- Maker: Nigara Hamono
- Sharpener: Nigara Hamono
- Place of Origin: Hirosaki, Japan