HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
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HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak

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HADO Blue 1 Damascus Bunka 165mm - Oak
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Knife Specifications

Due to the handmade nature of many items, slight variations may occur.

Steel
Blue 1 Core, Soft Iron Damascus Clad
Hardness
64 HRC
54 Soft 67 Hard
Maintenance
Attentive
4 / 5
How to care for this steel
Style
Bunka
Blade Material
Blue 1 Core, Soft Iron Damascus Clad
Handle Material
Oak Octagon
Bevel
Double Bevel
Edge Length
167mm
Overall Length
318mm
Spine Thickness Heel/Mid
2.5mm
gWeight
168g

An In Depth Look

Blade Type
Blade Type

The Bunka is your small/medium sized prep solution. If you prefer a slightly shorter blade length but still need to prep veggies and smaller cuts of meat, this is your stop. The angled "K-Tip" allows for finer tip work and can be used to sweep ingredients across the board so you don't dull your edge.

Steel Type
Steel Type Read

Japanese Blue Steel #1, known as "Aogami" #1, is a premium high-carbon steel enriched with tungsten and chromium. It has seen a recent surge in popularity and is now used by many top-tier knife makers for its superior edge retention and durability. It also offers a unique balance of toughness and sharpness. This steel is highly valued in crafting traditional Japanese knives, especially for professional use.

Care Information
Care Information Read

Hand wash only, never put in a dishwasher. Dry immediately after washing. Store on a magnetic knife strip or in a saya. Sharpen on a whetstone when the blade dulls. Read our full maintenance guide for more information.

Forged In Sakai·Sharpener

HADO

Sakai, Osaka
HADO

Established in 2019, operating continuously from Sakai.

Coordinates
34.6°N · 135.5°E
Signature
Extra thin, wide bevel
Steels
Aogami #1Shirogami #2
HADO Sakai are, in our opinion, among Japan's premier knife makers. Everything about their ranges is exquisite. They source the forged blanks from Yoshikazu Tanaka, Satoshi Nakagawa among others, then grind, sharpen, and finish their knives in-house. We've had the pleasure of visiting them multiple times and are such a vibrant, young, and committed team. Their packaging has been custom designed in collaboration with French artist Phillipe Weisbecker, of which this packaging houses one of the finest blades we have ever seen.
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Vadim Pshichenko
AMAZING!!!

Laser of a knife and not to mention, stunning and so beautiful. It's sad not to see enough knives with a kurouchi/damascus finish. Feeling very lucky to own one of these and highly recommend getting your hands on one. Bout to get the 240 gyuto from this line :))

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Bailey Neer
Hado Blue 1 Damascus

Can’t recommend this knife enough, insanely beautiful and scary sharp out of the box. The packaging is beautiful as well. I highly suggest you do business with chefs edge, they double wrapped my order and have amazing customer service.

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David Giesemann
Beauty and the beast

This knife looks better in person than the photos on line, very beautiful, I got the cheaper handle expecting it to look like the on line photos but again in person it's much nicer and really suits the knife. The knife has a very robust feel in use and so far has not struggled with anything I've thrown at it...except tomatoes :( onions do stain the knife but it hasn't discoloured the onions or got that reactive smell, tomatoes, it cuts simply but the cladding gets that reactive smell. I absolutely love this knife and already it's in the top 3 performing knives I have. Thanks guy's.
Best regards
David