Finding a left-handed single-bevel deba from a respected Sakai maker is not straightforward - most production runs default to right-handed geometry, and left-handed versions are a deliberate special production. Sakai Takayuki makes this 165mm deba with a true left-handed single-bevel grind, giving left-handed cooks genuine access to one of the most important formats in the Japanese professional kitchen.
The 165mm format is the most versatile deba size - stout enough to handle medium to large whole fish with authority, precise enough for detailed filleting on smaller species. The AUS8A stainless steel construction resists corrosion in a wet fish-station environment without the reactive care demands of traditional carbon steel deba blades. The single-bevel geometry produces the acute edge angle that makes a deba so effective through fish flesh: clean filleting strokes, precise portioning, and bone work at the collar and tail. The blade is paired with a D-shaped magnolia wood handle with a buffalo horn ferrule. Left-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind; sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Do not use for hard bones or frozen foods.
The 165mm format is the most versatile deba size - stout enough to handle medium to large whole fish with authority, precise enough for detailed filleting on smaller species. The AUS8A stainless steel construction resists corrosion in a wet fish-station environment without the reactive care demands of traditional carbon steel deba blades. The single-bevel geometry produces the acute edge angle that makes a deba so effective through fish flesh: clean filleting strokes, precise portioning, and bone work at the collar and tail. The blade is paired with a D-shaped magnolia wood handle with a buffalo horn ferrule. Left-handed use only.
Care Instructions: AUS8A stainless is corrosion resistant and low maintenance. Hand wash and dry after each use. Avoid the dishwasher. Single-bevel sharpening: work the flat ura side on a flat stone to maintain the hollow grind; sharpen the bevel at the original angle. Do not use for hard bones or frozen foods.
- Maker: Sakai Takayuki
- Location: Sakai, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, Traditional Grind
- Edge Steel: Inox AUS8A Stainless Steel
- Grind: Single Bevel
- Orientation: Left-Handed Only
- Handle: D-Shaped Magnolia Wood
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Weight: 9.0 oz (256 g)
- Blade Length: 167 mm
- Total Length: 310 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 7 mm
- Blade Height: 51 mm
