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Katsushige Anryu Aogami Super Kurouchi Tsuchime 170mm Bunka

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Katsushige Anryu Aogami Super Kurouchi Tsuchime 170mm BunkaThe bunka is hand forged with Aogami Super core steel with stainless steel cladding, finished by a characterful kurouchi finish and an aesthetically pleasing tsuchime finish. Beautifully grinded with superb thinness behind edge and a refined kasumi polish, the excellent edge geometry and distal tapering ensure a sleek cutting performance. Spec: Origin (Made in): Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan Brand: Anryu Hamono Craftsman: Mr. Katsushige Anryu Knife

The bunka is hand-forged with Aogami Super core steel with stainless steel cladding, finished by a characterful kurouchi finish and an aesthetically-pleasing tsuchime finish. Beautifully grinded with superb thinness behind-edge and a refined kasumi polish, the excellent edge geometry and distal tapering ensure a sleek cutting performance. 

Spec:

  • Origin (Made in): Echizen, Fukui Prefecture, Japan
  • Brand: Anryu Hamono
  • Craftsman: Mr. Katsushige Anryu
  • Knife Type: Bunka
  • Blade
    • Construction: San Mai
    • Grind: Double-edged Blade (50/50 Grind)
    • Hagane (Core Steel): Aogami Super (Blue Super)
    • Jigane (Cladding): Stainless Steel
    • Hardness: 63-64 HRC
    • Hand-forged, hand- ground, hand-sharpened
    • Blade Finishes:
      • Tsuchime (Hammered)
      • Kurouchi
      • Kasumi Polish
    • Blade Length: 170mm (6.7") 
    • Blade Height (at heel): 46mm
    • Spine Thickness
      • Above heel: 3.1mm
      • Middle: 1.8mm
    • Handle
      • Shape: Hachikaku (Octagonal)
      • Material: Wenge
      • Kuchiwa: Black Buffalo Horn
      • Length: 129mm
    • Overall Length: 312mm 
    • Weight: 129g (4.55oz)
    • Engraved Mark: In Japanese Kanji "Echizen Katsushige Made" (越前 勝重作)

    About Anryu Hamono 安立 打刃物

    Katsushige Anryu is the 4th generation knife artisan at Anryu Hamono, a small knife making workshop in Echizen started by his great grandfather Hansaburo Anryu in 1873. Katsushige-san joined the family business in 1959 at a very young age. Under the guidance of his father Katsutoshi Anryu, he mastered traditional knife forging and became a certified traditional knife artisan. Highly respected for his works and his integrity, Katsushige-san was elected the chairman of the Takefu Knife Village Co-op, an association of Echizen's best knife makers. He was recognized in 2015 for the medal of honourable work of traditional crafts. 

    Care:

    Aogami Super (Blue Super) steel is considered the most superior Japanese high carbon steel for knife making. It is not stainless, therefore you must wipe your knife dry after each use, in particular the core steel not covered by the stainless cladding. Patina will develop over time, which will appear as “discoloration” on the cutting edge, but that is the nature of carbon steel - not a defect. The stainless cladding covers a large part of the blade, making maintenance easier but still preserving the cutting and sharpening pleasure of the Aogami Super core. Avoid cutting into bones, frozen foods, hard fruit pits.

    Cutting Surface:

    Recommended cutting surface: wood, rubberized boards and high-end composites, and quality plastics such as polyethene make acceptable cutting surfaces, and will help protect and prolong knife’s edge. AVOID glass, metal, countertops, and other rigid, non-forgiving surfaces.

    Sharpening:

    We recommend sharpening all quality Japanese knives on whetstones, as we believe they yield the best results for your knives. 

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    ★★★★★ 4
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    Richard Morrison
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    ★★★★★ 5
    Great for dogs like to to chew and like squeakers!
    Color: Mixed, Size: Medium, Color: Mixed, Size: Medium
    Harder to hold up to his bites. He started to pounce on it to make it squeak like he was honking the horn. He likes it and carries it around the house. Its a must buy for medium to large dogs
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    April WNolen
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    Color: Red, Size: Medium
    This is day two, and, My dog LOVED this toy! He loved the squeaking aspect, chewing the center squeaky area so he could squeak it himself (adorable!). He also loved playing fetch with it, but he loves fetch, but this was fun for him as it wasn't a ball. The chewing enjoyment is where it was at for him as he Loves to chew, and it was a nice weight that he could really carry around and have fun. I did love this toy, as it was cute, and he was having such a great time with it! Until his teeth kept getting stuck in the rubber around the center squeaker area when getting it to squeak by himself. That was almost it, but he LOVES this toy, so I gave it another chance. Then, one of his teeth got stuck in the center and his teeth became hooked on the top of the outer round and he couldn't get it out of his mouth. That was the End. Perhaps more size options, small, medium, and large, with safer spaces, at each size, between the squeaker area and the outer ring- so they can squeak it, yet avoid getting their teeth stuck and/or their mouths stuck open. I would say the durability is lacking, as, while similar, a Benebone it is not, though it gets sharp too-ouch! He had the outer rounds pretty tore up on the first day, and even more tore up today, so if you have a truly aggressive chewer, this is also a short term toy. This is a fun toy and many love it, though many more could love it with a few modifications. As it is, I did not find it a value for my money, even with as much fun as he had; at this time, the safety aspect and the ease with which he chewed it requires I look somewhere else. I hope this helps.
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