Chef Knife for Cutting Fruits Vegetables and Meat - Damascus - 12-7/8" - Unfinished Kit

Chef Knife for Cutting Fruits Vegetables and Meat - Damascus - 12-7/8" - Unfinished KitA chefs knife is probably a cooks most important tool in the kitchen. Highly versatile. This blade glides through meat, fish, fruits and veg with minimal effort. Make your own custom chefs knife with this blank. Our Zhen Hammered Surface Damascus Knife Blanks are forged in Japan utilizing years of knowledge and skill in knife making and technology and then imported to Taiwan. The blades are made by forge welding 66 layers of steel together around a

• Customize your chef knife blade by choosing from a myriad of woods to make the handle yourself
• A workhorse in the kitchen, capable of taking on nearly any task
• Crafted from 66 layers of Japanese Damascus steel
• Hammered tsuchime finish acts like a series of hollow-ground cavities reducing drag
• VG – 10 steel core with a Rockwell hardness of HRC60-62
• Maintains an extremely sharp edge for a long period of time

• Overall Length:12-7/8"
• Blade Length: 7-3/4"
• Blade Materials: Japanese Damascus stainless steel / VG-10 stainless steel core

• (1) Knife blade blank
• (4) Rivets

• Knife scale / handle material sold separately.
• Hand wash your blades with gentle dish soap, rinse clean and towel dry immediately.
• Hone your blades with a steel or ceramic rod weekly to keep them sharp. We recommend sharpening your blades with a whetstone at an angle of 15°-20°.
• CAUTION: DO NOT chop bone or use this knife on a hard surface like a glass cutting board, tile, or granite.