Hado, which means the road of  ‘ha’ (刃, blades). is the brand name for the knives crafted by Fukui Co & Ltd.

Japanese artisans attach great importance to ‘tamashi’ (魂, soul). They pour their own souls into individual works. The word, ‘tamashi’ has various contexts. It can mean one’s spirit, determination, backbone, et cetra. ‘Tamashi’ is at the core of Hado project. We sharpen knives one by one, putting our tamashi into the knives. The feeling of the blades builds up something ineffable on our hands and hearts.

The OUL SLD series are forged using the exceptional SLD steel at a 62-63 HRC hardness, a steel that sharpens very easily like carbon steel but is much less reactive to rust and feature a nashiji finish.

Combined with an beautiful Burnt Oak wa handle, these knives are shouting beauty and tradition.

The Bunka is a multi-purpose knife and similar to Nakiri with usually a slightly different nose shape and shorter profile. Recommended mainly for push cut, slice and chopping cutting techniques. The Bunka was developed as an evolution to Nakiri with a more pointed nose for more delicate cuts.

Brand / Blacksmith: Hado Fukui
Series: Oul SLD
Knife type: Bunka 170mm
Blade Length / Total length (mm): 170 / 322
Grind: 50/50
Finish: Nashiji
Steel type: SLD
Forging method: San Mai
HRC hardness: 61
Handle type / Material / Ferrule: Wa / Burnt Oak
Spine Thickness at heel / tip (mm): 2 / 0,3
Blade height at heel (mm): 45
Weight (gr): 130
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