On All Domestic Orders Over $100
- Knife Brands
Knife Brands- Anryu Knives
- CCK Cleavers
- Custom Knives
- Daovua Knives
- Doberman Forge
- Doi Knives
- Fujiwara Knives
- Gihei Knives
- Goko Knives
- Harukaze Knives
- Ishikawa Knives
- Kajiwara Knives
- Kamo Knives
- Kanehide Knives
- Kato Knives
- Kikuichi Knives
- Kitaoka Knives
- Kobayashi Knives
- Kohetsu Knives
- Konosuke Knives
- Kurosaki Knives
- MAC Knives
- Makoto Knives
- Masakage Knives
- Masamoto Knives
- Masutani Knives
- Matsubara Knives
- Knife Types
Knife Types- Boning Knives
- Bunka Knives
- Bread Knives
- Chef Knives
- Cleavers
- Custom Knives
- Deba Knives
- Fillet Knives
- Folding and Hunting Knives
- Funayukis
- Gyutos
- Hankotsus
- Honesukis
- Kiritsukes
- Kogatanas
- Kurouchi Knives
- Left Handed Knives
- Nakiris
- No Handle Knives
- Oyster Knives
- Paring Knives
- Petty Knives
- Santokus
- Steak Knives
- Sujihikis
- Sushi Knives
- Usubas
- Yanagibas
- Shop All
- Accessories
- Shop by Steel
- Suppliers
- New Arrivals
- Resources
- forum
Bunka style knives are gaining in popularity in many professional and home kitchens. Their compact dimensions, added blade height, and fine tanto style tip make for a very versatile utensil. They are shaped flatter than the usual gyutos or santokus, so push cutters will be very impressed by the abilities of this blade shape. Many prefer this profile to the santoku for the bunka’s ability to handle more detailed tip work and the reduced drag towards the end of the blade.
We were originally attracted to Kuwabara-san’s knives because of the single authorship of his blades as well as the fact that Mr. Kuwabara hand sharpens each knife with natural stones before shipping them out to his customers. This is highly unusual in the industry and makes for a very unique opportunity to use a tool made by one individual from start to finish.
He uses Shirogami #2 steel for the inner core of this san-mai construction. It is a popular steel with knife users, who regard its ability to take a very refined edge as one of its foremost attributes. The inner core is covered with a soft iron cladding which protects the White #2 steel but does not negate the need for careful cleaning and drying between uses. It has a great looking kurouchi, or blacksmith, finish which adds to the look of this characterful knife.Weight: 4.8 ounces
Blade Length: 173 mm
Total Length: 309 mm
Spine Thickness: 3.3 mm
Blade Height: 49.0 mm
We were originally attracted to Kuwabara-san’s knives because of the single authorship of his blades as well as the fact that Mr. Kuwabara hand sharpens each knife with natural stones before shipping them out to his customers. This is highly unusual in the industry and makes for a very unique opportunity to use a tool made by one individual from start to finish.
He uses Shirogami #2 steel for the inner core of this san-mai construction. It is a popular steel with knife users, who regard its ability to take a very refined edge as one of its foremost attributes. The inner core is covered with a soft iron cladding which protects the White #2 steel but does not negate the need for careful cleaning and drying between uses. It has a great looking kurouchi, or blacksmith, finish which adds to the look of this characterful knife.
Email Us: 
