Gidgee Sanami Chef Knives - Set of 2

Gidgee Sanami Chef Knives - Set of 2

A$1,660.00

A beautiful trio of sanmai chef knives to tackle all of the jobs in the kitchen.

Hand forged sanmai steel consisting of a high carbon steel core, then a layer of nickel and then wrought iron from an old wagon wheel as a cladding Full tang gidgee timber handles, with stainless steel pins. the Nakiri has a japanese inspired hidden tang handle with stainless steel and G10 spacers.

San mai means “3 layers” in Japanese and is a Japanese sword making technique that allows for a hard steel core that stays sharp and the softer jacket either side allowing for some flexibility.

This set consists of ;

Chef knife - blade length; 195mm (7 ¾ inches) overall length, 325mm , width of blade at heel; 50mm thickness of spine at handle; 3.4 mm tapering to less than 1mm .Handle length 135 mm width 22mm depth 24mm . weight; 193 gm Balance; good

Nakiri style knife - Nakiri knives are a Japanese style of knife used to prepare vegetables. perfect for fine slicing of vegetables but not designed for tough jobs like splitting pumpkins. Blade length is 160 mm (6 ¼ inches) and its 51 mm deep at the heel. overall length is 305 mm . Handle is 135mm long, 20mm wide 27mm deep . the spine is 3.4 mm wide near the handle tapering to about 2mm for most of the spine . Weight is about 205gm nice balance

Paring Knife - blade length; 110mm overall length, 225mm width of blade at heel; 30mm thickness of spine at handle; 2.6mm tapering to less than 1mm

To purchase individually these knives would add up to $1850

Please read the care instruction page before purchase. Being made from old saws this is carbon steel ( AKA black steel) , not stainless steel so will tarnish and develop a patina with time and may rust if not cared for. Thank you.

All chef knives come with complementary tin of DBK Knife Wax , a blend of and food grade parrafin oil and pure bees wax , to help keep the handle and steel in good condition.

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