Okeya is a small forge located in Miki-City, Japan. Originally specialized more in forging 'Kogatana' knives, which are small handy multipurpose knives, but over recent years have started to move further into kitchen knives.
These knives are built in 3 layers with Gin-3 as core steel, surrounded by a stainless cladding. They are then finished with a beautiful tsuchime finish (hammer blow) on the top of the blade, which meets a nice wide bevel grind that tapers nicely, down towards the egg
Gin-3 can almost be called a stainless 'carbon steel' type. It has exactly 13% Chromium in it, which is the dividing line between stainless bearings and carbon steel bearings, i.e. they get many of the same properties as carbon steel, such as, for example, it is easy to grind and has a really good biting egg, but without it rusting.
The knife is a Bunka and can be used for smaller pieces of meat, fish and vegetables.
| Brand/series |
Okay |
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Type |
Bunk |
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Forging and steel
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Gin-3 & Stainless Cladding |
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Grinding
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50/50 |
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Handle type
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Octagonal (WA) Handle in Walnut |
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Stainless steel
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Yes |
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Hardness
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60-62 |
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Specs
(May vary slightly because the knife is handmade)
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Length: 165mm.
Height: 45mm.
Weight: 121g.
Width out of the handle: 2mm.
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The knife must never be washed in a dishwasher, must not cut into hard objects such as bones, cartilage, bones and frozen objects as well as hard cheeses. Remember that it is a property of thin, hard metal that it can break.
