Takeshi Saji R-2 Custom Diamond Damascus Wild Series SRDD-BI Bunka180mm (Desert Ironwood Handle)

Master Saji has now been making knives for over 40 years and has become highly experienced in his art. After testing and evaluating a very reputable Powdered Metallurgy High Speed Tool Steel, called “R-2” (Manufactured by Kobelco), he decided to produce an exciting new range of this traditionally hammer-forged Damascus kitchen knife using this modern ‘super steel’. An R-2 Powdered Metallurgy High Speed Tool Steel Custom Damascus bade that has a unique ‘random pattern’ Damascus that Master Saji calls “Diamond Damascus”. It is handcrafted using a complex series of forging processes and a specially formulated acid etching and polishing that, in combination, produce a unique Damascus blade that has a sparkling diamond pattern and an uneven surface texture. This knife fitted with the natural figure and grain of the custom handmade Desert Ironwood Handle and polished stainless steel bolster and rivets. The Bunka is a general-purpose kitchen knife that used to be just as popular as the Santok