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.
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 Super
- HRC: 64~65
- Edge Length: 168 mm
- Height at heel: 45.3 mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 3.35 mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.86 mm
- Distal Taper Tip: 0.67 mm
- Weight: 158 grams
- Handle: Octagonal Magnolia w/Buffalo Horn Collar
- Shape: Kiritsuke Santoku
- Finish: Kurouchi Kasumi
- Cladding: Iron
- Construction: Forge welded/Awase
- Edge bevel: 50/50
- Knife Line: Prototype AS Kurouchi
- Blacksmith: Yoshikazu Tanaka
- Maker: Sakai Kikumori
- Sharpener: Sakai Kikumori
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan