Bunka Blue Steel #2 Kurouchi Manico Ebano 165 mm

Blade is straight and true, quite thin and has a beautiful finish. Handle feels good in the hand and the knife was delivered very sharp. The knife is light and comfortably balanced to towards the tip. Unfortunately mine has a slight ding in the cutting edge, not to any extent that affects the function though. For the price this is an excellent knife! It also looks exactly like the picture, and that alone is a reason to buy from this shop!

Not 5 stars because nobady told me that engraving is possible ( for me) . I recomended my friens and they had engaraving

Servizio impeccabile, personale molto cortese, Mirko in particolare mi ha guidato con la scelta di due bellissimi coltelli con piena disponibilità, consigliato

Knife is Easy to handel, realy sharp and for me a must have in my kitchen! Thank you for setvice and advise!

It’s a good knife.

After a few uses - already not as sharp as expected

I bought this Bunka at the Musashi store in Kyoto. The balance is perfect, and the ebony handle feels very premium. It glides through everything with ease. It’s not just a knife, it’s a piece of art.

Mr. Julien helped with finding this knife in Tokyo. Knife looks and works perfectly!

Bunka Blue Steel #2 Kurouchi Ebony Handle 165mm

The shopping experience was good, but when I got my knife laserd with a custom engraving it is not even close to what was requested.

My bunka blue steel is a match made in heaven with my right hand. Lovely eel to the handle and cuts hard to slice veggies with ease. Will look to add another to my collection soon.

It is a beautiful knife and a great addition to my collection. I couldn't be more happy.

The black top of the knife rubs off onto the food, and you literally have to wipe the blade off after each slice otherwise, it will rust. Sometimes it rusts as I’m cutting shallots leaving them dark in color. I even bought the anti-Rust oil they provide and I sprayed it on before I put it back into the sheath other than that it’s sharp

Cuts like a dream

Absolutely beautiful knife. Can’t wait to use it.
Also, the customer service representatives are fantastic and very helpful. Very knowledgeable and helped me find what I needed.

Purchased at the end of november, shipping was swift even though it was to the UK. Had this knife for a month now and can confidently say its fantastic, perfectly balanced razor sharp and looks beautiful.

Best knife. Thin sharp and crafted to perfection

I was hopeful but waited to see, feel, and hold this bespoke blade. When it arrived I was blown away by first impressions. The beautiful box and lovely card made me feel as though I had made an investment in pure history and ancient art. And now it was in front of me. I felt the blade's thickness, the undulation showing me that this was truly handmade. The colour the nuances and the razor gleaming edge calls out for use. It shaves vegetables and slices meat cleanly and effortlessly like none other. And definitely, the food tastes better with a fine-hewn blade. This transcends everything I thought. In time I will be back. I would like a few more in my busy kitchen. Sadly the import duties are a blow when you have to pay such high tariffs but this is totally out of this company's hands. But I am not deterred. Thanks for the informative website, the care and the support. Yours sincerely. Paul Hildyard. Wild Bread Co. Hilton. South Africa.

I ordered many knives from them!!! but this very badly made knife, I do not recommend it

Exactly what I wanted from my trip to Tokyo :)

I absolutely love this knife, I plan on buying the mirror soon. It holds its edge

Excellent knives and perfect delivery. The packaging and the letter are also very nice. I will definitely buy again.

Amazing quality and delivery very prompt!

So I had a question about the knife what degree is the edge I would like to know for sharpening purposes.

Amazingly sharp, feels great in the hand, I don't have a desire to use any other knife. Just wonderful.

I’ve been a user of hand forged Japanese steel for years now. This knife is simple beautiful in its shape, balance, handling, smoothness, and sharpness. I couldn’t ask for a better multi use knife in my kitchen.

Beautiful to cook with, I love it for boning birds, as well as cutting vegetables

Rustic and razor sharp. Need a nice cutting board to not damage the blade .very thin

Used it for about a month now, and I love it! High quality craftsmanship and it arrived so quickly considering it was shipped from Japan and the letter and packaging makes it feel like I purchased a luxury product.

The knife came in with a slight bend towards the handle but despite that, the knife cuts great straight out of the box 100% recomend.

I'm a professional chef and was looking for a hand made high carbon knife and boy did I get lucky to find this company. Super sharp well made knife and very quick delivery. Ive been using it for a month now and still makes me happy when I'm using it.

I have enjoyed the knife so far. It’s light weight, well balanced, and holds its edge well. It requires immediate wash and dry to avoid rusting. The handle does not do well with exposed moisture but its an expected result as it is not varnished or lacquered. Overall I really like the knife. The design is perfect for precise cutting and food prep. I don’t recommend it for fine chopping as it lacks the weight of a chef style knife for the task. It’s exactly what I expected, Musashi didn’t disappoint!