Integral Damascus Santoku (7 in.) with Blue Maple Burl and Bocote

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Item num: 102741
*** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind ***
Blade length: 7.00 in.
Cutting edge length: 7.00 in.
Total length: 12.00 in.
Blade height (at heel): 2.04 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.10 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.06 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.05 in.
Item weight: 8.60 oz.
Blade: Damascus -- hand forged from 1084 and 15n20 carbon steels
Bolster: Integral damascus
Handle: Dyed and stabilized maple burl with a bocote accent
Description: Warren Wall is a talented maker from Utah who began his venture into bladesmithing back in 2014. Before becoming a bladesmith, he spent over a decade working in the professional kitchens of many different restaurants. He's worked every position from dishwasher to executive chef, so naturally this led to his love and understanding of high performance kitchen knives. His family home has a small 3/4 acre orchard with pear, apricot, apple, peach, and plum trees. His workshop is tucked in the corner of this orchard, hence the name, Orchard Forge. Today Warren forges a bit of everything from knives for the kitchen to camp and hunting knives, and even small axes or hatchets on occasion. This up-and-coming maker is defintely one to keep an eye on and we are very excited to feature his work!
Like a French pattern chef's knife, the santoku is a multipurpose knife used for just about every cutting job in the kitchen. The name means “three virtues.” Depending on who you ask, this refers either to the three types of foods it works especially well with — vegetables, proteins, and fruit, or for the three types of cuts at which it excels: slicing, dicing, and chopping. Slightly shorter than the standard chef's knife, a santoku is very easy to maneuver—even in a smaller kitchen. There's plenty belly curve to enable rocking cuts, which enhances the knife's versatility. Whether slicing, chopping, mincing, or dicing, this comfortable knife will do it all. This knife will easily become a kitchen favorite.
The damascus blade is forged from 1084 and 15n20 carbon steels. By using carbon steels, Wall ensures the blade will have exceptional edge retention. The damascus pattern is extremely enaging and flows into the integral damascus bolster. An integral bolster, while common in production knives, requires tremendous skill in a custom environment. It brings weight into the center of the knife and ensures superior strength and durability. Warren's maker mark is on the the right side of the blade.
The handle is formed from blue dyed and stabilized maple burl . Stacked sections of bocote and black G10 are fit perfectly between the Integral bolster and maple burl handle. The handle is contoured to provide a comfortable grip - swelling at the palm, moving into a slimmer waist, and swelling again at the end of the handle. We recommend using camellia oil to oil the carbon steel blade and natural wood handle.
Excellent work throughout!