Hideo Kitaoka Funayuki 18 cm Kurouchi Shirogami#2

The use of the Funayuki knife is very similar to the Miroshi Deba knife, with the difference that the Funayuki is thinner and its blade is wider. It was designed for filleting large fish and will work best for this job. Like other deba knives, this one also has a single-sided grind.

Technical data:

Blade – 2-layer rusty steel, core – #2 Shirogami Handle – octagonal rosewood, buffalo horn ring Hardness – 61-63 HRC Overall length – 32 cm Blade length – 18 cm Blade width – 4.4 cm Blade thickness – 5 mm Sharpening method – single-sided right-handed grind Weight – approx. 203 g

A small universal knife for preparing fish. Forged by master Hideo Kitaoka from beautiful Damascus steel.