Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife features a faceted rokkaku hanmaru

features a faceted rokkaku hanmaru (hex-round) shape with a carved pattern on the side

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Austrian blacksmith Simon Kirchbaum recently forged an exquisite Chinese cleaver as part of a competition with fellow smith Benjamin Kamon

This means that the super hard core does not actually reach the spine

Bunka 180mm B1D Aogami #1 Damascus Clad Cherry & Oak Kitchen Knife features a faceted rokkaku hanmaruForged in Sakai, Japan by master blacksmith Yoshikazu Tanaka, the core steel on this HADO Sumi B1D Bunka 180mm is a custom forged SanMai laminate featuring Aogami #1 clad in a subtle and yet beautifully finished Damascus. The Aogami steel features great edge retention, sharpness and exceptional toughness. A classics HADO knives bunka profile ground and sharpened by HADO knives Tadataka Maruyama, the spine thickness is consistent beautifully polished