Suminagashi Deba, 180mm (7 1/8 in)

Product Description for Suminagashi Deba, 180mm (7 1/8 in)

Maker: Hideo Kitaoka (click to see more by this maker)
Price: $464.00 Saving: $116.00
Item num: 86499
Blade length: 7.10 in.
Total length: 13.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 2.15 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.30 in.
Item weight: 10.75 oz.
Shipment weight: 13.45 oz.
Blade: Kasumi-yaki blade formed from a suminagashi jigane and shirogami hagane (Hrc 63-64)
Handle: Makassar ebony and pakka wood
Description: Deba Hocho have a thicker blade and are suitable for cutting through meats and many other heavy cutting tasks. It is traditionally used for filleting fish as well as cutting chicken, pork and beef. Its heaviness and thickness allow for easy chopping through fish bones, while its ability to take on an extremely sharp edge allows for delicate work and the filleting of even the smallest fish.
This single-bevel knife is handmade by Hideo Kitaoka. The blade features a jigane, which is made by folding together layers of different types of carbon steels. This unique process creates a Jigane with ten exceedingly thin, alternating layers, called suminagashi or damascus. This is then forge-welded to a layer of high carbon steel (shirogami #2) and tempered to Rockwell c63 - 64. This process imparts a visual tension to the blade and a brilliant, long lasting cutting edge. Because white steel is a carbon steel, these knives must be dried after use to prevent rust or tarnish.
Traditional Japanese chef's knives differ from European-styled knives in that they are sharpened with a bevel on only one side. The opposite side is slightly hollowed. Because of this, these knives can generally be honed to a sharper edge than can double bevel knives.
The octagonal handle is formed from macassar ebony with a pakka wood ferrule. The blade comes razor sharp.

  • Carbon steel damascus "hon kasumi" blade
  • Extremely hard cutting edge for long-lasting razor sharp knives
  • Single bevel for thin, accurate slicing
  • Designed for right-handed use


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