This popularly sized Performance chefs knife is forged from a favorite kitchen knife steel and features a hammer-textured spine with my signature handle construction: a full tang bolster imparts a stout feel while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort and ease of maintenance while shedding weight. Bevels are polished to an easy-to-maintain satin, rounded choil and spine for comfort. The handle is cherry burl from a friend’s farm in Athens, GA with an oversized spalted maple spacer and African blackwood bolster.

• size: 8 1/2” blade / 14” overall / 2 1/16” @ heel

• weight: 170 grams

• blade: 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: charred cherry burl (Athens, GA), stabilized spalted maple, African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory)