Sakai Kikumori Tomoshibi Deba 135 mm Shirogami 2

Deba is a strong and heavy knife. It is especially useful for filleting and cutting off fish tails and heads. Along with Yanagiba and Usuba, it is part of the essential set of Japanese-style kitchen knives. Tomoshibi knives are a professional series made for Sakai Kikumori. They are hand-forged from excellent Shirogami #2 (white steel) carbon steel and finished by skilled craftsmen at Myojin Riki Seisakusho in Kochi. During the forging and hardening process, a hardness of 62-63 HRC is achieved. The classic and elegant handle of the Sakai Kikumori Tomoshibi knives is made of magnolia wood, finished with a buffalo horn ferrule. The spectacular, misty Kasumi finish, used on the blades of Tomoshibi knives, makes them almost small works of art. Sakai Kikumori was founded in 1926. It draws on the 600-year history of the city of Sakai as a major center of traditional Japanese knife production. Sakai Kikumori Tomoshibi knives require drying after each use because they are not stainless.

• Type: Deba Knife
• Blade length: 135 mm
• Total length: 268 mm
• Blade height: 45mm
• Handle: magnolia wood
• Steel: Shirogami#2
• HRC: 62-63
• Sharpening type: double-bevel
• Weight: 180 grams