{"product_id":"kisuke-manaka-shirogami-2-honwarikomi-kurouchi-tsuchime-bunka-165mm","title":"Kisuke Manaka Shirogami 2 Honwarikomi Kurouchi 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\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. The Shirogami #2 steel used in these knives is forge-welded in house by Manaka-san. This is a very traditional steel that can achieve incredible sharpness and has great edge retention, a favourite of more traditional blacksmiths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Shape -\u003c\/b\u003e The Bunka looks like a bonafide badass. It is a multi purpose knife akin to the Santoku. “Bunka” translates to “culture.” A cross between the Nakiri and Gyuto, Bunkas can do it all. It’s the best of both worlds with the volume cranked to 11.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manaka Hamono","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40740240031918,"sku":"KISKW2165BU","price":247.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/9439\/products\/kisuke-manaka-shirogami-2-honwarikomi-kurochi-tsuchime-bunka-165-walnut-octogon-1.jpg?v=1634939788","url":"https:\/\/knifewear.mom\/en-us\/products\/kisuke-manaka-shirogami-2-honwarikomi-kurouchi-tsuchime-bunka-165mm","provider":"Knifewear - Handcrafted Japanese Kitchen Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}