260mm Chef - Bog Oak
This blade is exceptionally light for its size while offering a moderate flex. Although masquerading as a piece of art, this blade is exceptionally developed and designed to be used daily as an irreplaceable kitchen tool.
260mm Blade Length (10.25 in.)
52100 High Carbon Steel (Differentially Heat Treated)
Ancient Bog Oak Handle with Carbon Fiber Pins
191.6 Grams Total Weight
More details below.
This blade is exceptionally light for its size while offering a moderate flex. Although masquerading as a piece of art, this blade is exceptionally developed and designed to be used daily as an irreplaceable kitchen tool.
260mm Blade Length (10.25 in.)
52100 High Carbon Steel (Differentially Heat Treated)
Ancient Bog Oak Handle with Carbon Fiber Pins
191.6 Grams Total Weight
More details below.
This blade is exceptionally light for its size while offering a moderate flex. Although masquerading as a piece of art, this blade is exceptionally developed and designed to be used daily as an irreplaceable kitchen tool.
260mm Blade Length (10.25 in.)
52100 High Carbon Steel (Differentially Heat Treated)
Ancient Bog Oak Handle with Carbon Fiber Pins
191.6 Grams Total Weight
More details below.
The Blade:
This blade is differentially heat treated 52100 high carbon steel. Differential heat treatment is accomplished by coating the spine of the blade with clay and then quenching in oil. The clay causes the spine of the blade to quench slower than the cutting edge and thus not fully harden while the cutting edge is able to reach full hardness. The functional reason for this practice is to preserve a bit of flexibility and take some of the stress out of a longer blade in particular. The aesthetic reason is to produce a “hamon” (hah-MOHN) which is that wavy, flowing line which exposes the physical difference in the hardness of the steel between the cutting edge and the spine. Because 52100 steel is a slower hardening steel, this line is not drastic and sharp, but rather cloudy and smokey. Personally I love it as a beautiful byproduct of a functional detail.
The Handle
This handle is made from oak that has been soaking in a bog in Europe around 4000 years. In a few more thousand years it would likely become a lump of charcoal, but at this moment in history it has preserved many of the qualities of wood while taking on a color and density that is really unmatched in any other material. It has been comfortably contoured to preserve the beauty of the wood while making it easy to hold and effective to use. Carbon fiber pins carry this knife’s carbon centered design and lend to its light and balanced feel.