Blackbutt / Gidgee Nakiri Styls Chef Knife
Blackbutt / Gidgee Nakiri Styls Chef Knife
A stunning hand forged nakiri style chef knife . The blade is hand forged from an old sawmill blade
The Japanese inspired hidden tang handle is made from blackbutt timber with a gidgee bolster with copper and G10 spacers
Nakiri knives are a Japanese style of knife used to prepare vegetables.
The blade has a concave S -Grind to help with food release. Being such a thin blade its designed for up and down cutting of softer materials so please go easy with sideways pressure such as may occur when breaking open a pumpkin.
Blade length is 120 mm (4 3/4 inches) and its 53mm deep at the heel. overall length is 265 mm . the spine is 3.3 mm wide near the handle tapering to about 2.5mm for most of the spine .Handle is 130mm long, 21mm wide, 27mm tall. Weight is about 160gm nice balance.
Please read the care instruction page before purchase, this is a carbon steel knife not stainless steel and needs a little extra love and care
All knives come with complementary tin of DBK Knife Wax , a blend of and food grade paraffin oil and pure bees wax , to help keep the handle and steel in good condition.
all measurements are approximate.