Itsuo Doi Homura Guren Blue #2 Nakiri collection-accessory the Yuki bunka has a

the Yuki bunka has a smooth taper to a very thin tip ideal for intricate work and the flat grind and robust but thin edge offer excellent slicing performance

This knife is fitted with an incredible blue/green stabilised maple handle finished with double white buffalo heel and bolster and triple nickel silver spacers (available separately)

Please note that for this knife the kanji may vary slightly depending on whether the stock is directly from Takamura Hamono or one of their distributors

the Pro series synthetic rubber boards from Parker Asahi are designed to provide a high quality surface to work on and their rubber compound is designed to be much more gentle and on your knife edge than plastic boards and provides a similar cutting experience to using a quality end grain wooden board

Itsuo Doi Homura Guren Blue #2 Nakiri collection-accessory the Yuki bunka has aForged by master blacksmith Itsuo Doi for Sakai Takayuki it's a powerful feeling and stylish nakiri with an excellent convex grind, intricate and detailed hand hammered finish and is a knife very much for those who like a feeling of weight! This nakiri is made in a less common "Higashigata" shape which feautures a more rounded profile and shorter at the heel and typically taller at the tip end of the knife. The heel measurement is 48. 3mm and