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Senzo Black VG10 Damascus Bunka 165mm
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Knife Specifications
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Style
Bunka
Blade Material
VG10 Core Black Damascus Clad
Handle Material
Octagon Pakkawood w/white spacer
Bevel
Double Bevel
Maintenance Level
Low
Edge Length
165mm
Overall Length
285mm
Spine Thickness
1.9mm
Blade Height
48mm
Weight
150g
HRC
61
An In depth look
Blade Type
The Bunka knife, a versatile and traditional Japanese kitchen tool, features a distinctive, angular tip and a wide blade. It's designed for precision tasks like slicing, dicing, and chopping. Ideal for handling vegetables, meat, and fish, the Bunka is a multifunctional knife celebrated for its utility and unique aesthetic.
Steel Type
VG10 steel, a high-end Japanese stainless steel, is renowned for its superior edge retention and sharpness. Enriched with carbon and chromium, it offers excellent corrosion resistance. The addition of cobalt, molybdenum, and vanadium enhances its hardness and durability, making VG10 steel ideal for a great everyday workhorse knife steel.
Care Information
This knife is made with a stainless steel and is easy going and low on maintenance. It has high chromium content, meaning it is generally considered safe to leave wet on the board for short periods of time. is still best practice to not leave this knife to air dry as it's stain-less not stain-none! Wipe down after washing the knife and store away from any sources of moisture.
Introducing
Suncraft
With over 60 years of knife-making expertise, Suncraft stands as one of the most respected manufacturers in Japan’s Seki region — a city long renowned for its blade-making tradition. Known for their consistency, craftsmanship, and performance, Suncraft produces a wide range of kitchen knives forged from premium steels including VG10, SG2, and AUS10.
Their most celebrated series — including the Senzo Black, Universal, and Clad — are finished to an exceptional standard, with clean lines, refined grinds, and a focus on durability and ease of use.
At the core of Suncraft’s philosophy is a belief that a well-made knife should inspire confidence, creativity, and longevity in the kitchen. Built to perform and made to last, Suncraft knives are tools designed to elevate your cooking for a lifetime.
I recently bought this Bunka knife in VG10 core with Damascus clad and I couldn’t be happier. The blade is incredibly thin, making it a joy to slice through even dense vegetables with barely any effort. It’s remarkably sharp and holds its edge beautifully so far.
The Damascus pattern is absolutely gorgeous in person—it really makes this knife stand out in my kitchen. It also feels very comfortable and surprisingly light in the hand, which makes longer prep sessions easy and fatigue-free.
For my use, which is mainly chopping vegetables and not needing long slicing strokes, the size is just perfect. It offers great control and precision for fine cuts.
Overall, I’d highly recommend this knife to anyone looking for a beautiful, lightweight, and razor-sharp Bunka that truly delivers on quality and aesthetics.
Senzo Black VG10 Damascus Bunka 165mm
Senzo Black VG10 Damascus Bunka 165mm
your knives are superb but transport and customs fees make them difficult to access.
Senzo Black VG10 Damascus Bunka 165mm
The delivery was prompt and the knife looks amazing. It’s also great to use but find the Damascus finish seems to create some resistance when cutting. No fault of the knife probably my lack of research before hand. Definitely be buying from here again.
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