Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife Understated and elegant the handle

Understated and elegant the handle is both beautiful and functional

Austrian blacksmith Simon Kirchbaum recently forged an exquisite Chinese cleaver as part of a competition with fellow smith Benjamin Kamon

This means that the super hard core does not actually reach the spine

Featuring an Apex Ultra core encased in 100 layers of exquisitely patterned nickel Damascus

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Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife Understated and elegant the handleForged in Sakai, Japan by master blacksmith Yoshikazu Tanaka, the core steel on this HADO Sumi B1D Bunka 180mm is a custom forged SanMai laminate featuring Aogami #1 clad in a subtle and yet beautifully finished Damascus. The Aogami steel features great edge retention, sharpness and exceptional toughness. A classics HADO knives bunka profile ground and sharpened by HADO knives Tadataka Maruyama, the spine thickness is consistent beautifully polished