Sakai Takayuki White #3 Kasumi Deba 165mm (6.5") Ukiyoe Sharaku

• Style: Deba
• Blade Length: 165mm (6.5")
• Weight: 8.3 oz (235g)
• Thickness at Heel: 5.35mm
• Blade Steel Type : White #3
• Handle Material: (Ho) Japanese Magnolia
• Bolster Material: Water Buffalo Horn
• HRC: 61
• Bevel Angle Ratio: Single bevel (Right-Handed)
• Cover: Not included

These Kasumi knives represent some of the best single-bevel craftsmanship available from Sakai.

Carbon steel knives will rust if not maintained properly. Use the Rust Removers to clean oxidized blades.

Deba are large single-bevel knives used for butchering fish. They are very thick at the spine, with the shinogi line usually starting near the bottom third of the knife. The heavy weight coupled with the thin edge from the single bevel lets the knife easily break through fish bones while maintaining a keen, sharp cutting edge. Deba are not flexible, like Western filet knives, and are not used for the up-and-over butchery style but rather "sanmai oroshi" or "gomai oroshi" meaning three-piece and five-piece butchery respectively, where the knife will cut directly through the rib bones and ride along the spine to carve as closely to the bone as possible.