This would be the first knife a sushi chef would reach for at the start of each day. Traditionally the deba is a single bevel knife, designed specifically for fish butchery. It is also quite adept to other butcher jobs as well, try breaking down some chickens when you first get it, you’ll thank me.
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: SLD
- HRC: 60~62
- Edge Length: 110 mm
- Height at heel: 37.67 mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 3.42 mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.75 mm
- Distal Taper Tip: 0.34 mm
- Weight: 73 grams
- Handle: Charcoal Rubbed Chestnut w/ Steel bolster
- Shape: Ko-Deba
- Finish: Migaki
- Cladding: Stainless steel
- Construction: San-Mai
- Edge bevel: Single
- Knife Line: Hocho kobo
- Blacksmith: Tadafusa Hamono
- Maker: Tadafusa
- Sharpener: Tadafusa Hamono
- Place of Origin: Sanjo, Japan