Black Nickel Bunka 200mm

A story from Abe about this outstanding knife. A few months ago, our founder Abe Shaw visited bladesmith Tobias Hangler at his shop in Austria, and what a visit it was. Together, Tobi and Abe created a billet of five-layer blade material including a core of ApexUltra, the new high-performance cutlery steel that Tobi helped develop from the ground up, they added a layer of pure nickel to prevent carbon diffusion, and outer cladding of 80crv2 carbon steel. From this billet, Abe made a knife, Abe and Tobi collaborated on a knife, and the third knife, this knife, was crafted solely by Tobias to be offered here at Eatingtools. So, without further ado, we present the Black Nickel Bunka, featuring Tobi’s superb geometry and balance, including a very thin, very hard, and very sharp ApexUltra high carbon edge, an even thinner, needle-like tip, and convex bevels from the rounded, 55mm-tall heel forward for toughness and cutting performance. Dressed in beautiful desert ironwood, the handle is sculpted simply and thoughtfully, with comfort and ergonomics above all. For all manner of daily meal prep, this is not just a knife with a story, it is a tool for the hardworking chef.