Running a scant 120mm blade length, this Fugen petty is the knife to reach for when paring or processing smaller vegetables, or working into tight places on a piece of meat or poultry. It is made with the ever-popular Shirogami, or White, #1 steel clad with a soft iron layer (jigane), finished with a traditional rustic kurouchi covering that leaves the forging carbon in place on the blade face. The resulting black patina looks great and helps resist rust.
White #1 steel is well liked for its ease of sharpening and its ability to take a genuinely good edge, though it will dull slightly faster than Blue #1 - a fair trade given the price. The blade is ground with an even 50/50 profile, and the classic look is matched to an upgraded octagonal oak handle with a burnt urushi finish.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls this another great inexpensive carbon knife - acknowledging it lacks the fancier finishing of knives costing two to three times as much, but loving the blade itself for normal home use.
Care Instructions: White #1 is a highly reactive carbon steel and will patina quickly with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Hand wash only. Apply camellia oil for long-term storage.
Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
White #1 steel is well liked for its ease of sharpening and its ability to take a genuinely good edge, though it will dull slightly faster than Blue #1 - a fair trade given the price. The blade is ground with an even 50/50 profile, and the classic look is matched to an upgraded octagonal oak handle with a burnt urushi finish.
What Customers Are Saying: One reviewer calls this another great inexpensive carbon knife - acknowledging it lacks the fancier finishing of knives costing two to three times as much, but loving the blade itself for normal home use.
Care Instructions: White #1 is a highly reactive carbon steel and will patina quickly with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Hand wash only. Apply camellia oil for long-term storage.
Each knife is made by hand so measurements may vary.
- Knife Brand: Fugen
- Blacksmith: Yoshimitsu
- Location: Nagasaki, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, San Mai
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Finish: Kurouchi
- Edge Steel: White #1
- HRC: 61
- Edge Grind: Even
- Weight: 2.3 oz (66 g)
- Blade Length: 119 mm
- Total Length: 250 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3 mm
- Blade Height: 35 mm
- Handle: Oak Octagonal, One-Piece, Burnt Urushi Finish
Reviews
1 review(s) WRITE A REVIEW (Reviews are subject to approval) Great Knife for the moneyPosted By: Mike Rivera
46 people found this review helpful
This is another great inexpensive carbon knife. They may not have the fancy finishing and materials of knives costing two to three times as much, but I just love the blades on these budget knives. For normal home use, they're fantastic.
46 people found this review helpful
This is another great inexpensive carbon knife. They may not have the fancy finishing and materials of knives costing two to three times as much, but I just love the blades on these budget knives. For normal home use, they're fantastic.
