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As a specialized Japanese kitchen knife designed for sashimi slicing, its single-bevel construction ensures clean, precise cuts through fish and seafood with minimal effort. The elegant triple spacer ebony handle provides both comfort and traditional aesthetics, making this Japanese kitchen knife not just a tool but a collector's piece. 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The mirror-polished finish reveals subtle steel banding beneath the surface—a hallmark of true honyaki blades that can be further refined to unveil a soft, cloud-like hamon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"1014\"\u003eAdding to its beauty and complexity is the elegant fuller (blood groove), a detail rarely seen outside authentic Japanese swords. 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The mirror-polished surface reveals subtle steel banding beneath, while the traditional \u003cem data-end=\"561\" data-start=\"547\"\u003emizu-honyaki\u003c\/em\u003e quench unveils a soft, mist-like \u003cem data-end=\"602\" data-start=\"595\"\u003ehamon\u003c\/em\u003e that showcases Ikeda’s remarkable heat-treatment control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"979\" data-start=\"664\"\u003eEnhancing its beauty is a graceful \u003cem data-end=\"705\" data-start=\"699\"\u003ebohi\u003c\/em\u003e (fuller or blood groove), a refined detail rooted in classic Japanese swordcraft. This piece is paired with a matching \u003cem data-end=\"842\" data-start=\"825\"\u003eebony wood saya\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem data-end=\"865\" data-start=\"847\"\u003eoctagonal handle\u003c\/em\u003e, both precisely crafted from dense, jet-black hardwood that adds a sense of quiet luxury and timeless elegance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-is-only-node=\"\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-end=\"1167\" data-start=\"981\"\u003eElegant, powerful, and full of soul — this is more than a knife. 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