BUNKA Japanese Style Kitchen Knife.
Author's work knife maker George Waugh, (France, 2024).
This Bunka kitchen knife is a rare example of the author's solution for the classic Bunka knife.
It is a universal chef knife, with double-sided sharpening and a shorter, wider blade. It's equally good for vegetables, fish and meat. The light weight of the blade provides maximum ease of use, which is suitable for both men and women.
The blade is made of hand forged set steel, with a zone hardened working edge, which makes it strong and has a long lasting ability to hold the sharpening (Kirenaga).
- The handle is made of Rosewood and Black Buffalo Horn.
The shape of the handle is classic Japanese octahedron.
Installation of the blade is horsed deaf "Narrow Tang".
- The Blade is made of laminated forged steel:
Center - 52100 Carbon Steel
+ Copper 2 layers
+ AISI 420 Stainless Steel (150 damascus layers)
Dimensions:
Blade thickness: 2,5 mm \ 0,09"
Blade length: 163 mm \ 6,4"
Blade width: 44 mm \ 1,6"
