{"product_id":"kisuke-manaka-ats-34-tsuchime-bunka-165mm","title":"Kisuke Manaka ATS-34 Tsuchime Bunka 165mm","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e About Manaka Hamono - \u003c\/b\u003eKisuke Manaka is a relatively young, 5th generation, blacksmith from Kasukabe, Saitama prefecture, in 2025 he moved to Sanjo Tsubame, a hotspot for blacksmithing in Japan. He began making knives from scratch about 10 years ago, with nothing but a workshop full of equipment and no mentor. He is completely self-taught, yet he mastered techniques to forge-weld steels in house, even forge welding stainless steel which is no easy task.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow he forge-welds everything in house, from hard carbon steel clad with soft steel, stainless steel clad with stainless, and carbon steel clad with stainless steel. \u003cspan\u003eThe ATS-34 steel used in these knives is forge-welded in house by Manaka-san. While mostly stainless, it is more durable and keeps an edge better than many comparable steels. It will patina very slowly, so don't leave it dirty overnight!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e The Bunka is a bonafide badass, like a kitchen knife in a leather jacket. It is a multi-purpose knife akin to the Santoku. “Bunka” translates to “culture\". This multi-purpose kitchen knife is great for dicing, slicing or mincing. Like a santoku, it's a cross between the nakiri and a gyuto, just a little more badass looking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manaka Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944337551534,"sku":"KISKATS165BU","price":326.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/files\/manaka-tsuchime-bunka-1.jpg?v=1700088236","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.mom\/en-gb\/products\/kisuke-manaka-ats-34-tsuchime-bunka-165mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}