The Bunka

Inspired by traditional Japanese design, The Bunka is a 7-inch kitchen knife crafted for precision, balance, and versatility. It features a thin, high-performance blade paired with our full-tang interpretation of the classic Japanese Wa handle, designed with clean, straight lines and a gentle taper for comfort and control.

The blade is made from AEB-L Swedish stainless steel, heat-treated and cryogenically treated to 61 HRC for exceptional sharpness, edge retention, and durability. With a 0.10-inch spine thickness, 2.0-inch height at the heel, full distal taper, and 0.010-inch thin edge geometry, The Bunka delivers effortless, precise cuts across a wide range of kitchen tasks.

Available with optional food-safe DLC coating. DLC provides excellent corrosion-resistance, higher scratch & scuff resistance, as well as improved food release.

Proudly designed and made in the USA.

Handle materials:

• SD Serape: Our own custom GCarta (a micarta made in Idaho), exclusive to Leucadia Blade Co. and layered with Navy Richlite and G10 liners. You won't find it on anyone else's knife. Every SD Serape knife also carries our La Catrina engraving on its reverse side.
• Mexican Blanket: GCarta, a custom micarta made in Idaho. All the color of the blanket, none of the sand.
• 80's Carbon Fiber: Small-batch, custom carbon fiber made in San Diego. Featherweight, tough as nails, and about as local as it gets.
• Abalone: Real abalone shell under a layer of clear acrylic: the ocean's best shimmer, sealed in for the long haul.
• Cutwater Whiskey Barrel Oak: Solid American White Oak from a whiskey barrel we got straight from Cutwater Cellars, stabilized for kitchen duty. It spent its first career aging whiskey; now it helps with dinner.
• Indigo Wood & Desert Verde Wood: Dymalux, an engineered real wood product made in Maine from birch laminate. Real wood grain, with the engineering to back it up.
• Black & Gold, Ghost Jade and Black: G10, a fiberglass-and-epoxy laminate cured under heat and pressure. Light, tough and waterproof, it shrugs off salt water, oils and cleaners. It's seen it all and isn't impressed.

Please note: A sheath is not included with this knife. The Chef & Bunka Leather Sheath is sold separately.