The Fugen line is made for CKTG by Yoshimitsu Hamono, a small blacksmith shop located north of Nagasaki, Japan. CKTG has tasked them with producing a well-made and well-designed line of knives that competes with other brands at a meaningfully lower price point - and the Fugen Honesuki delivers on that brief.
The blade uses Hitachi White Paper #1 steel with a soft iron cladding, manufactured to please both home cooks and professional line and sous chefs at an entry-level price. The iron cladding receives a kurouchi finish, which keeps manufacturing costs down while adding extra protection to the blade. At 150mm long, this knife is primarily used for boning poultry but also handles basic vegetable, herb, and garnish work as a substitute petty knife. The classic blade profile is matched to an upgraded octagonal handle made of oak with a burnt urushi finish, making this a wonderful entry point into Japanese cutlery that is easy to maintain, quick to sharpen, and robust in everyday use.
Care Instructions: White #1 is a highly reactive carbon steel and will patina quickly with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Hand wash only. Apply camellia oil for long-term storage.
The blade uses Hitachi White Paper #1 steel with a soft iron cladding, manufactured to please both home cooks and professional line and sous chefs at an entry-level price. The iron cladding receives a kurouchi finish, which keeps manufacturing costs down while adding extra protection to the blade. At 150mm long, this knife is primarily used for boning poultry but also handles basic vegetable, herb, and garnish work as a substitute petty knife. The classic blade profile is matched to an upgraded octagonal handle made of oak with a burnt urushi finish, making this a wonderful entry point into Japanese cutlery that is easy to maintain, quick to sharpen, and robust in everyday use.
Care Instructions: White #1 is a highly reactive carbon steel and will patina quickly with use. Wipe and dry the blade immediately after every use. Hand wash only. Apply camellia oil for long-term storage.
- Knife Brand: Fugen
- Blacksmith: Yoshimitsu
- Location: Nagasaki, Japan
- Construction: Hammer Forged, San Mai
- Cladding: Soft Iron
- Finish: Kurouchi
- Edge Steel: White #1
- HRC: 61
- Edge Grind: Even
- Handle: Burnt Oak Octagonal
- Weight: 3.7 oz (104 g)
- Blade Length: 150mm
- Total Length: 290mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 3.5mm
- Blade Height: 43mm
