Tsunehisa | AUS8 | Petty 120mm Santoku/Bunka 9% Manganese

9% Manganese

it takes a fine edge and is very easy to sharpen

The deba is designed for fish butchery and excel at this job once you learn a couple of easy cutting techniques

I am still researching the history of this knife

Tsunehisa | AUS8 | Petty 120mm Santoku/Bunka 9% ManganeseTsunehisa knives come from various blacksmiths and factories from around Japan. They make many different style blades made from a range of steels. High performing and affordable knives they are a great entry knife into the Japanese knife world. AUS8 is a stainless steel, made by Aichi Steel, with good hardness and toughness, it sharpens easily, keeps an edge for a good amount of time and is not too delicate. Measurements and photographs are taken from