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 stainless steel 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 115 mm (4 1/2 inches) and its 50mm deep at the heel. overall length is 260 mm . the spine is 3.6 mm wide near the handle tapering to about 2.5mm for most of the spine .Handle is 125mm long, 21mm wide, 26mm tall. Weight is about 153gm 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.