Manaka Hamono KOKUENN Gyuto 250mm
Truly a work of art from Kisuke Manaka, this is one of his highest level offerings in his famous KokuENN series.
The knife has been made with a damascus 3-layer construction combining a kurouchi finished soft blue iron and blue #2 steels to make the cladding which protects the blue #1 core steel all of which creates a visual spectacle of incredible depth and detail.
The knife is completely hand forged and sharpened by Manaka-san and has been fitted with an equally beautiful ebony handle with brass bolster and turquoise heel which offsets the fairly significant weight of the large blade and puts the balance point just forward of the heel.
The knife shown in the photographs and measurements are the one that is available to purchase.
🗝 This is an archive item. It's either so unique it's never coming back into stock, extremely difficult to source or discontinued.
If we able to source more of this knife, it will be restocked in the all knives collection and we will share details via our newsletter and Instagram.
Knife Measurements
- Blade Edge Length: 258mm / 10.16" (Measurement of the cutting edge)
- Total Knife Length: 415mm / 16.34" (Blade tip to handle end)
- Blade Height: 60.0mm / 2.36" (Heel to spine)
- Blade Thickness: 3.1mm / 0.12" (Spine width above the heel) 2.3mm / 0.09" (Measured halfway along spine) 1.15mm / 0.05" (Measured 15mm from tip)
- Total Weight: 337 grams / 11.89 oz
Our aim is to measure and photograph our products as accurately as possible but due to many items being handmade, finished or using natural materials, there can be minor variance in measurements and finishes.