Based on a recommendation from one of our customers, we have decided to bring you the Tosagata bocho from Zakuri. Zakuri is based in the Tosa region and the Tosagata Bocho is a unique Tosa based knife. It is very much like a thin and nimble santoku. At 165mm this knife is a great size for home cooks or for professional cooks as a utility or line knife. The Blue #1 in the knife will take an amazing edge and has pretty good edge holding capabilities. As with most carbon knives, this one sharpens very easily too. The kurouchi finish on this knife helps prevent rust, but this knife should still be cleaned and dried after use. The D-shaped handle on this knife is made of walnut and it has a plastic ferrule.
Knife Type: Santoku
Steel Type: Carbon
Handle Type: Special
Construction Type: Carbon Clad
Hand Orientation: Ambidextrous
Handle Length: 130mm
Handle Height: 26.27mm
Handle Width: 21.02mm
Handle to Tip Length: 181mm
Heel to Tip Length: 169mm
Width of Spine at Middle: 1.97mm
Width of Spine 1cm from the Tip: 1.05mm
Width of Spine at Handle: 3.81mm
Width of Spine above Heel: 3.61mm
Blade Thickness 1/2 way between the Spine and Edge: 2.41mm
This Zakuri 65mm Multi-Purpose Mini Knife is a small utility knife that can be used for anything from opening boxes and letters to peeling fruit. It measures 185mm overall and comes with a small leather sheath.
The knife is forged from blue #2 steel with damascus cladding. The black finish on the blades is called a kurouchi finish and is residual scale from the forging process.