Kouhei-Shinmatsu ZDP-189

Kouhei-Shinmatsu ZDP-189 Bunka Silver 200mm (7.9") comes as the culmination of a decade’s worth of expertise gained by working with knives on our part, and the knowledge and mastery of Japanese knife forging, passed on through generations within the Suncraft smithy.

Due to our continued and successful collaboration with Suncraft, we decided to honor the founders of the smithy by naming this line of knives after them: Kouhei (耕平) Kawashima, who started Suncraft more than 70 years ago, and his father, Shinmatsu (新松).

ZDP-189 steel has stood the test of time as the ultimate kitchen knife steel and remains a favorite among professional chefs, as well as aspiring home cooks. Therefore, we felt it was appropriate that a hardcore duo—such as this Bunka and Petty—was forged out of the most hard-core (literally) steel!