This bunka is built from AS, or Aogami Super - one of our favorite steels for kitchen knives, carrying the highest wear resistance and lowest toughness of the three Blue Paper steels. Edge holding is genuinely outstanding, and despite that hardness, AS remains easy to sharpen. It also carries the highest carbon and chromium content of the three alloys, giving it a slight edge over its siblings in corrosion resistance, further reinforced here with a stainless steel cladding that protects the core from shock while staying somewhat softer and more ductile than the edge itself. The cladding wears a tsuchime, or hammered, finish that improves food release and adds real visual character.
Bunka knives are some of the most widely used knives in Japanese home kitchens - easy-to-control, all-purpose blades with enough height to handle a wide range of tasks. This one has a nicely flat spot transitioning from the heel into a subtle belly, finished with a finely crafted tip suited to detail work as well as everyday chopping. The oval cherry wood, or sakura, handle complements the blade in both looks and balance.
Care Instructions: AS is a reactive carbon steel at the edge. Wipe and dry the blade promptly after use and avoid leaving it in contact with acidic foods. Hand wash only. Apply a light coat of camellia oil for long-term storage.
Bunka knives are some of the most widely used knives in Japanese home kitchens - easy-to-control, all-purpose blades with enough height to handle a wide range of tasks. This one has a nicely flat spot transitioning from the heel into a subtle belly, finished with a finely crafted tip suited to detail work as well as everyday chopping. The oval cherry wood, or sakura, handle complements the blade in both looks and balance.
Care Instructions: AS is a reactive carbon steel at the edge. Wipe and dry the blade promptly after use and avoid leaving it in contact with acidic foods. Hand wash only. Apply a light coat of camellia oil for long-term storage.
- Brand: Tsunehisa
- Location: Tosa, Japan
- Construction: Roll Forged, San Mai
- Edge Steel: AS Carbon Steel (Aogami Super)
- Cladding: Stainless
- Edge Grind: Double Bevel, Even
- HRC: 63
- Finish: Tsuchime
- Handle: Oval Cherry Wood
- Engraving: Laser Engraved
- Weight: 4.5 oz (128 g)
- Blade Length: 173 mm
- Total Length: 305 mm
- Spine Thickness at Heel: 2 mm
- Blade Height: 43 mm
