Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife I think we have ticked

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Featuring an Apex Ultra core encased in 100 layers of exquisitely patterned nickel Damascus

Austrian blacksmith Simon Kirchbaum recently forged an exquisite Chinese cleaver as part of a competition with fellow smith Benjamin Kamon

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

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Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife I think we have tickedForged 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