This popularly sized performance chefs knife features a forge-textured spine with a durable kuroichi finish and a rainbow of torch temper colors - a finish reminiscent of trout, inspired by the rivers and creeks of beautiful east Tennessee. Bevels are polished to an easy-to-maintain satin. The full tang bolster imparts a stout feel while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort and ease of maintenance while shedding weight.

• size: 8 1/4” blade / 13 5/8” overall / 2 1/16” @ heel

• weight: 174 grams

• blade: 26C3 carbon steel, trout finish

• handle: stabilized Oak Burl (gift from N. Elizer) storm felled in Atlanta, GA - Hurricane Irma 2017, African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory), stabilized turquoise maple spacer