This popularly sized gentle k-tip chef’s knife features a versatile, slightly convex grind that is thin behind the edge and easy to maintain with a heavily textured spine. The full tang copper bolster imparts a confident feel, while the majority hidden tang adds to the comfort, ease of maintenance and overall balance.

The Cask Strength series combines the ancient craft of laminated steel with the ethos of "leave it better than you found it" and a deep commitment to recycling. New life is given to reclaimed materials to to be passed on for generations.

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

• weight: 206 grams

• blade: bourbon barrel strap (Willett Distillery, Bardstown, KY), pure nickel and 26C3 carbon steel

• handle: stabilized yellow cedar burl, African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory), copper