As you would expect, this beautiful knife is the right tool for two key kitchen chores—boning and filleting. When boning, the narrow, sharp, curved blade gets in close to the bone, making it easy to separate meat from bone. Shun's extremely sharp edge even cuts through fibrous material with ease. It's perfect for trimming the silver skin from a tenderloin or roast or even making your own cutlets. The narrow blade reduces the drag as you cut against the meat, so cutting is fast and easy. When it comes to filleting fish, the blade's 6-in. length is just right to glide through the body of the fish, quickly removing bones and skin.
Its broader heel provides stability, while a gently curved belly supports smooth rocking cuts for herbs and spices. The downturned tip adds durability and precision for detailed work, making it equally comfortable slicing, dicing, trimming, or portioning.
Forged from Shun’s 71-layer Dual Core Damascus steel, the blade delivers outstanding cutting performance and lasting edge retention. The flowing wave-inspired pattern reflects the series name, Shiranami, meaning “white-capped wave.” The Prussian blue jute micarta handle offers balance, durability, and a secure grip, giving you confident control in a highly adaptable form.
71-layer Dual Core Damascus blade featuring alternating VG10 and VG2 high-carbon stainless steels; razor-sharp 16° edge each side
Flowing Damascus pattern inspired by the white-capped waves of the sea
Prussian blue jute micarta handle offers balance, stability, and confident control
Full composite tang for strength, durability, and precision balance
