Collection: Boning Knife-Honesuki Knife

The honesuki is the Japanese boning knife, made for breaking down poultry and taking meat off the bone. Its stiff, triangular blade and pointed tip track along joints and cartilage with real precision, and the tall heel gives your knuckles room on the board.

Maru (rounded) and kaku (square) heel shapes are both common. Use the tip and the joints rather than force: a honesuki cuts around bones, not through them.