The deba is the fish breakdown knife of the Japanese kitchen - a heavy, single-bevel blade with a stout spine designed to fillet, bone, and portion fish with a combination of precision and authority that no Western knife achieves in the same way. This 180mm version is hammer forged in Sakai from a Blue #2 carbon steel core with soft iron cladding and finished with hand engraving on the blade face. Single bevel, right-handed, with a saya included.
At 12.2 oz and 189mm blade length with an 8.4mm spine at the heel, this is a serious, purposeful tool that rewards proper technique. Sakai is the dominant knife-making city in Japan, and the deba is one of the shapes where that 600-year tradition shows most clearly in the construction and geometry.
Care Instructions: Blue #2 is a fully reactive carbon steel. The exposed edge and soft iron cladding will develop a natural patina with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after use, avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only. Use quality water stones suited to single bevel geometry when sharpening.
At 12.2 oz and 189mm blade length with an 8.4mm spine at the heel, this is a serious, purposeful tool that rewards proper technique. Sakai is the dominant knife-making city in Japan, and the deba is one of the shapes where that 600-year tradition shows most clearly in the construction and geometry.
Care Instructions: Blue #2 is a fully reactive carbon steel. The exposed edge and soft iron cladding will develop a natural patina with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after use, avoid leaving acidic foods against the blade, and apply a light coat of camellia oil for longer term storage. Hand wash only. Use quality water stones suited to single bevel geometry when sharpening.
- Maker Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Traditional Grind
- Orientation: Right-Handed, Single Bevel
- Edge Steel: Aogami #2 (Blue #2)
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Engraving: Hand Engraved
- Handle: Ho Wood Oval
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Saya: Included
- Weight: 12.2 oz (348 g)
- Blade Length: 189 mm
- Total Length: 333 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 8.4 mm
- Blade Height: 55 mm
