Bunka
Bunka, or perhaps a Santoku, with an 181 mm long blade. The models are quite similar, with the main difference being the angle of the tip. The knife comes with a custom saya in ebony with a middle piece in red padouk. The handle is made from wenge wood with buffalo ferrule.
Weight: 176 grams
Blade length: 181 mm
Blade height heel: 52 mm
Thickness spine root: 3.5 mm
Thickness mid spine: 1.5 mm
Steel: Shirogami#1 (non-stainless)
Hardness: 64-65 HRC
Cladding in stainless steel
Handle: Wenge with a bolster in buffalo horn.
Teruyasu Fujiwara is a highly renowned blacksmith in Japan. He handcrafts knives in the carbon steel Shirogami#1, and these knives are celebrated by knife enthusiasts worldwide for their impressive sharpness and heat treatment. This knife achieves an edge that is difficult to surpass.