Sakai Kikumori Tomoshibi Deba 165 mm Shirogami 2

Deba is a strong and heavy knife. It is especially useful for filleting and cutting off fish tails and heads. Together with Yanagiba and Usuba, it is part of the essential trio of Japanese-style kitchen knives. Tomoshibi knives are a professional series made for Sakai Kikumori. These knives 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 and finished with a buffalo horn ferrule. The spectacular, misty Kasumi finish, used on the blades of Tomoshibi knives, makes them 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: 165 mm
• Total length: 312 mm
• Blade height: 51 mm
• Handle: magnolia wood
• Steel: Shirogami#2
• HRC: 62-63
• Sharpening type: double-bevel
• Weight: 269 grams