🔪Handle: Triple Silver Ring (other handle options available, please contact for details)
🔪Saya: Optional purchase available (various materials to choose from)
🔪Thickness: ≈2.3mm
🔪Blade Width: ≈4.6cm
🔪Weight: ≈163g
Brand Introduction:
⭕️Takeshi Saji is a master bladesmith from Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture, and the third-generation successor of Saji Hamono. Initially known for crafting hunting and outdoor knives, his kitchen knives retain a bold and rugged style. Combining traditional forging techniques with innovative designs, his works are both functional and artistic, produced in limited quantities and sought after by collectors. Today, Saji Hamono is represented by his son-in-law, Kazuo Nomura.
Material Introduction:
⭕️SPG STRIX Steel: The new “SPG STRIX®” steel integrates traditional Japanese forging techniques with the workability and durability of stainless powder steel, achieving a high hardness of HRC65. It offers exceptional cutting performance, carbon steel-like sharpenability and edge quality, along with excellent corrosion resistance and toughness.
Knife Introduction:
⭕️Bunka (Ken-gata Santoku): A versatile all-purpose knife designed for slicing meat, vegetables, and fruit. Evolved from the Santoku knife, the Bunka features a sword-shaped tip for improved practicality and precision.