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

Hand forged sanmai steel consisting of a high carbon 20 layer damascus steel core, then a layer of nickel and then wrought iron from an old wagon wheel as a cladding. Hidden tang yarran timber handles, 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; 175mm (7 inches) overall length, 330mm , width of blade at heel; 46mm thickness of spine at handle; 2.6 mm tapering to less than 1mm .Handle length 145 mm width 19mm depth 28mm . weight; 171 gm Balance; good

Paring Knife - blade length; 120mm overall length, 245mm width of blade at heel; 34mm thickness of spine at handle; 2.5mm tapering to less than 1mm

To purchase individually these knives would add up to $1100

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.