A stunning hand forged san mai chef knife . The core is apexultra carbon steel and wrought iron from an old wagon wheel as a cladding. There is also a thin layer of nickel between the layers . San mai 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.

Apexultra is a new alloy of steel developed specifically for knife making, it is very hard around 65 rockwell while also being tough ( not brittle)

The handle is made from stabilised and dyed mango timber with stainless steel and G10 spacers

Blade length is 225mm ( 9 inches) and its 49mm deep at the heel. overall length is 390 mm . the spine is 2.8 m wide at the heel with a distal taper to less than 1mm near the tip . Weight is about 207 gm 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 chef knives come with complementary tins of Artisan’s son wood and metal conditioner.