Shun Classic 4.5" Honesuki Boning Knife

The Shun Classic 4.5-inch Honesuki Boning Knife is an essential for poultry cutting and carving. This Japanese-style boning knife is perfect for maneuvering around bones and between joints with remarkable control. The razor-sharp edge makes quick work of removing breasts from bone, and cuts through joint cartilage effortlessly. The unique blade of the honesuki is also well-suited to scoring and trimming, and the blade's spine is perfect for scraping. Transform your poultry carving with this traditional Japanese blade. In the tradition of Japan's ancient sword smiths, each Damascus-clad Shun Classic knife is handcrafted in Seki City, Japan with a 100-step process. The blade is forged with 34 micro-layers metal on each side of a VG-MAX* cutting core. There are alternating layers of 431 and 410 stainless steel, plus one additional layer of nickel on each side of the cutting core. Forged into one single, strong piece of metal, these layers, which provide the beautiful, swirled pattern