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 at 7mm spine thickness and 167mm blade length 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. D-shaped ho wood handle with 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 at 7mm spine thickness and 167mm blade length 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. D-shaped ho wood handle with 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, Single Bevel Traditional Grind
- Edge Steel: Inox AUS8A Stainless Steel
- Grind: Single Bevel
- Orientation: Left-Handed Only
- Handle: D-Shaped Ho Wood
- Ferrule: Buffalo Horn
- Weight: 9.0 oz (256 g)
- Blade Length: 167mm
- Total Length: 310mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 7mm
- Blade Height: 51mm
