{"product_id":"hatsukokoro-x-nigara-yorokobi-special-sld-kurouchi-damascus-bunka-polished","title":"Hatsukokoro x Nigara Yorokobi Special SLD Kurouchi Damascus Bunka Polished","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Hatsukokoro x Nigara Yorokobi Special SLD Kurouchi Damascus Bunka is a 166mm double-bevel knife featuring Hitachi SLD stainless steel and a stabilized birch burl handle, best fit for users seeking a pointier Santoku profile with high edge retention. This Bunka measures 49mm at the heel and weighs 153g, featuring a straighter edge and reverse tanto tip that suits slicing, dicing, and chopping fruits, vegetables, and meats. The blade geometry enables precision for intricate tasks such as julienning while maintaining a flat edge profile for general purpose kitchen work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHitachi SLD steel is hardened to 62-64 HRC and contains 12% chromium, making this san-mai stainless damascus clad blade resistant to corrosion under normal kitchen use. The steel composition includes molybdenum and vanadium carbides that support edge retention without requiring the maintenance associated with reactive carbon steels. Nigara applies a kurouchi surface finish over the polished damascus cladding on this workhorse grind. The octagonal WA handle is crafted from stabilized birch burl with an ebony spacer, providing durability and distinct grain patterns. Headed by Go Yoshizawa in Aomori, Nigara combines inherited Tsugaru sword smith traditions with modern metalworking technology in this collaborative release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hatsukokoro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846101717213,"sku":"HT-YROSLDKURO-BU180","price":974000.0,"currency_code":"KRW","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0287\/7227\/0217\/files\/HatsukokoroxNigaraYorokobiSpecialSLDKurouchiDamascusBunkaPolishedh_e491e6da-3988-4cf8-b114-294fc898d0cf.jpg?v=1759885906","url":"https:\/\/www.knivesandstones.co.kr\/en\/products\/hatsukokoro-x-nigara-yorokobi-special-sld-kurouchi-damascus-bunka-polished","provider":"Knives and Stones","version":"1.0","type":"link"}