Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife With its well-balanced design

With its well-balanced design

Understated and elegant the handle is both beautiful and functional

but Lew has done what is often the most challenging task for an artist and stepped aside

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

I think we have ticked all the boxes

Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife With its well-balanced designForged 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