Chef's knife, 20 cm blade length, DTYT-DCK-OK Damascus steel

Chef's knife, 20 cm blade length, Damascus steel This Damascus steel chef's knife

is a real eye-catcher.
The razor-sharp blade of this kitchen knife allows you to complete almost all cutting tasks in no time at all. The elegant olive wood handle fits comfortably in the hand and provides a secure grip when cutting.

This knife is part of our own Ha Teikoku kitchen knife collection.

Details:- Blade material: Damascus steel, 67 layers
- Handle material: olive wood
- Overall length: approx. 33 cm- Blade length: approx. 20 cm

- Blade thickness: approx. 2 mm
- Weight: approx. 206 g
- Product number:
DTYT-DCK-OK

As olive wood is a natural product, variations in colour and grain are quite normal. Therefore, each knife is a unique piece with its own characteristics and patterns.

The terms Damascus steel, damascened, or pattern welded refer to a composite steel forged from two or more different types of steel. It is named after its birthplace, the Syrian city of Damascus, an ancient stronghold of pattern welded steel production. As common practice, a harder, high-carbon steel and a softer, low-carbon steel are repeatedly forge-welded and folded together. The high-carbon steel ensures higher hardness, better temperability, and more durable edge retention, while the softer steel imparts greater blade flexibility and tensile strength. This procedure, which arose at a time when steel qualities were often low and inconsistent, enables the positive attributes of the various steel grades to be combined. Moreover, the different shades generated by the varying carbon content of the alternating layers result in surprisingly beautiful patterns, such as the twisted motif called Torsion Damascus pattern or the Rose Damascus pattern. Undoubtedly, these unusual patterns partly explain why inherent magical properties were attributed to medieval Damascus steel blades.