This is an 8 inch hand forged chef knife with a Damascus blade. Damascus is pattern welded steel forged around a high carbon core, then etched so the light and dark bands show. The pattern comes from the forging, so no two blades match. The bevel is mirror polished.
The handle is burl wood stabilized in black resin, with brass pins through the scales. The full tang runs from tip to butt, which puts the weight back in the palm. The resin fills the voids in the burl and helps the handle hold up to kitchen damp.
A leather blade sheath is included. It is vegetable tanned leather with a welted edge and hand stitching, and the face is hand stamped with a basket weave inside a carved border. It covers the blade only and leaves the handle out, so it is a cover for storage and carrying, not a belt sheath. Each knife is made by hand, so the layer pattern, burl color and stamping vary from the photographs.
- Blade length
- 8 inches
- Overall length
- 13 inches
- Handle length
- 5 inches
- Blade steel
- Damascus over a high carbon core
- Blade finish
- Etched layers, mirror polished bevel
- Tang
- Full tang
- Handle
- Burl wood in black resin, brass pins
- Sheath
- Vegetable tanned leather, hand stamped basket weave, blade cover only
- Engraving
- Optional laser engraving, about 30 characters fit on the blade; longer messages suit the sheath
- Made in
- Forged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina
- Warranty
- Lifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life; dishwasher damage voids it
- Care
- Hand wash and dry at once; no dishwasher or soaking; cut on wood or plastic, not glass or stone
- Sharpening
- Whetstone at roughly 20 degrees per side, then strop
- In the box
- Damascus chef knife, stamped leather blade sheath, care card