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Shiro Kamo Blue 2 Kurouchi Bunka 165mm

$154.00 USD

165mm Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish Bunka Knife.

 Specifications

Style: Bunka
Blade Length: 165mm
Overall Length: 300mm
Weight: 117g
Blade Height @ Heel: 45mm
Bevel: Double Bevel
Spine Thickness @ Heel: 2.6mm
Spine Thickness @ Mid: 1.8mm
Spine Thickness 1cm from tip: 0.8mm
Blade Material: Blue 2 Core, Carbon Clad, Kurouchi Finish
Handle Material: Octagon Walnut w/Pakkawood Bolster
HRC: ~63


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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

Japanese Blue Steel #2, or "Aogami" #2, is a revered high-carbon steel alloyed with low amounts of chromium and tungsten. It strikes an excellent balance between durability, edge retention, and ease of sharpening. Slightly more ductile than Blue #1, it's widely used in crafting traditional Japanese knives, beloved by chefs for its resilience and sharpness, albeit is slightly softer than Blue 1.

Recommended Maintenance

Store it in a dry environment using magnetic strips, knife rolls, or sayas. Avoid hitting hard or frozen objects and twisting the blade while cutting. These knives are not dishwasher safe. Clean with hot water and a soft cloth, and dry immediately after use to prevent rust spots on the high carbon steel. For more information please read the blog below.

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Shiro Kamo

Shiro Kamo is the working President of the Takefu Knife Village Cooperative, he was awarded the ‘Master of Traditional Crafts’ at the young age of 45. His knives feature consistently even and thin grinds, clean blade finishes and fantastic attention to detail, not to mention the cutting performance to match.

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Rinat Zaripov
Light and Sharp, Requires Care

The knife is beautiful, light and very sharp. Not hair splitting sharp, but good enough.

Just a bit of fair warning that the steel is very sensitive to water and rusts very quickly. I forgot my knife on the table where water droplets from coffee machine reached it. It got rust spots in just a few minutes. Removed them via soft abrasive rust cleaner. This knife has to be taken care of. If you want to leave it wherever and forget - better to choose other type of steel.