Santoku Bunka Hammered Damascus - 170 mm blade

Beyond the aesthetic appeal, the hammering of the “Tsuchime” (槌目) blade creates small air pockets between the blade and the slices of food. This ancestral Japanese method prevents food from sticking to the blade for pleasant and quick cutting. The KOTAI Santoku Bunka Damascus is forged with AUS-10 steel, a premium steel that combines a high carbon content for hardness and edge longevity with the optimal amount of chromium to prevent oxidation. The hidden full tang – a single piece of steel running from the tip of the blade to the end of the handle – gives the Santoku Bunka Damascus ideal balance and extraordinary durability. Japanese precision, Western robustness. The best of both worlds. * 100% handmade * Ultra-sharp Japanese AUS-10 high-carbon stainless steel * Full silk * Ebony handle * HRC hardness: 61 +/- 1 * Weight: 170g * Perfectly balanced * Bamboo saya (sheath) included with each knife * Lifetime warranty Damascus steel (or simply Damascus steel) is composed of a layer of very hard steel - here AUS-10 - for the cutting edge, surrounded by 66 successive layers of less hard steel to protect the inner layer. This type of blade makes it possible to combine the advantages of a very high carbon steel - the layer of AUS-10 at the heart of the blade reaches an HRC hardness of 61 - with the advantages of softer steels, such as resistance shocks and corrosion. The blade, forged from 67 layers of steel, has exceptional cutting performance, while benefiting from increased durability and resistance to chipping. In addition to these mechanical properties, damascus steel is appreciated because no damascus blade will have exactly the same patterns; each knife is unique.