A stunning hand forged nakiri style chef knife . the blade is hand forged from an old sawmill blade

The Japanese inspired octagonal hidden tang handle is made from blackbutt timber with a red gum bolster and stainless steel and G10 spacers

Nakiri knives are a Japanese style of knife used to prepare vegetables.

Blade length is 125 mm (5 inches) and its 50 mm deep at the heel. overall length is 270 mm . the spine is 2.9 mm wide near the handle tapering to about 2 mm for most of the spine . The handle is 130mm long, 19mm wide and 23mm deep. Weight is about 147 gm nice balance. 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.

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.