Culinary Knives

Custom Set of 16 Steak Knives in Walnut Box

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Handmade Set of Steak Knives in Custom Wooden Box

Set of 16 steak knives crafted of stainless damascus billets folded in a random pattern that reveals the layers of steel as the grind of the knife is established. This steak knife profile is intentionally tall measuring 1" high at from spine to choil at bolster and rocking to a point for a total blade length of 5". The steak knife features a thick handle of storied Rosewood where the balance falls just to the handle side of the brass bolster. The pins are of 1/8" brass. The overall length of the knife is 9.5". 

This species of Rosewood, highly prized for its use in building guitar bodies has come under intense regulation as it recently entered endangered status. These handles were created from small scraps that were found in the Martin Guitar Factory in Pennsylvania. They were cut offs from the making of guitar backs and sides and had been stored since 1966. While they were no longer of a size useful to building a guitar, they were the perfect size for knife scales. We feel honored to have found them and to have given them life in this knife set. 

The custom box of Walnut measures 12.5” x 24" with handles extending 1" from either side. The center handle and custom top screws are of brass. This wood was sourced from a fallen 300-year old sprawling Walnut tree from Pantops Farm in Charlottesville- Albemarle County, Virginia. This farm once belonged to Peter Jefferson, the father of Thomas Jefferson and eventually passed the to the third President of the United States. The Walnut has highly figured graining, a result of crotches and burls from the old tree. The top of the box is a exceptionally figured piece. The stabilizing features of the box are of African Wenge wood and compliment the dark colors and grain patterns of the Walnut. The set of 16 knives lay in a horizontal row that is both modern and in keeping with the design language of the set. 

This handmade set was created in Charlottesville, VA during July-September 2018.

Artisans: Zack Worrell and Nick Watson

6" Kitchen Petty with Resin and G10

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Handmade 6" kitchen petty knife of AEB-L stainless steel. The handle is crafted of a custom "Topo" resin made by WKRMN featuring a ferule of black resinwood and white G10 liners. The overall length is 10.5" 5.5 oz. HRC 60.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

3.5" Paring Knife with Walnut Handle

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Handmade 3.5" paring knife of AEB-L stainless steel. This parer is handled in Walnut sourced from a historic Thomas Jefferson farm in Albemarle County, VA. It is pinned with stainless. Overall length of 7.5". 2.6 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

9" Takohiki Inspired Kitchen Blade with Amboyna and Brass

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Handmade 9" takohiki inspired blade of 52100 carbon core san mai. This killer blade is all about the tanto, but adapted for the kitchen. It is handled in highly figured Amboyna burl with a ferule of brass. The overall length is 14.25". 7.8 oz. 59-60 HRC.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

8" Chef's Knife with Blue Dyed Mango and Brass

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Handmade 8" chef's knife of AEB-L stainless steel. This blade is handled in blue dyed, highly figured stabilized Mango wood featuring brass bolster and pins. the overall length is 12.5" 7.6 oz. 60 HRC.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

Paring Knife with Cherry Burl and Brass

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Handmade 3.5" paring knife of carbon steel. The handle is of highly figured Cherry burl featuring brass bolster and pins. The overall length is 8". 3.3 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

8.5" Chef's Knife with Walnut, Micarta and Brass

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Handmade and fully forged  8.5" chef's knife of AEB-L stainless steel with S grind. The handle is of Walnut sourced from a historic farm once belonging to Peter Jefferson and later, Thomas Jefferson, in Albemarle County, VA. The handle features liners of natural paper micarta and brass bolster and pins. The overall length is 13.5". 8.6 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

8.5" Stainless Damascus Chef with Black/White Resin Handle

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Handmade 8.5" chef's knife of stainless damascus steel folded by Damasteel of Sweden in random pattern. This blade has been handled in custom built resin with black and white pattern inspired by the iconic black and white Chanel watch. The handle features liners of G10 in black. Bolster and pins of brass. The overall length is 14". 8.4 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

190mm/7.5" Santoku with Micarta and Copper

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Handmade  190mm/ 7.5" santoku of 1095 carbon steel. This blade features a smooth forced patina. It's handle is of rag micarta with copper bolster and pins. The overall length is 305mm/12". 7.2 oz. 61hrc.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

150mm/6" Santoku with Paduk, Resinwood and Maple

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Handmade 150mm/6" santoku of AEB-L stainless steel. This light blade is handled in Paduk with a locally sourced Maple ferule and black resinwood spacer. The overall length is 290mm/11.25". HRC 61. 3.6 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

8.5" Carbon Chef's Knife with Walnut and Rosewood

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Handmade 8.5" chef's knife of 52100 carbon steel featuring a forced patina. This blade is hardened to 61 HRC and has a tapered tang. The handle is of our historic Jefferson Walnut with a bolster of Rosewood reclaimed from the Martin Guitar factory. The overall length is 13.5" 7.8 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

230mm/9" Hybrid Santoku with African Wenge in White Resin

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Handmade extra large 230mm hybrid santoku of carbon 1095 steel with a forced patina. Western style cradle handle of African Wenge design set in white resin. The bolster and pins are of brass. Overall length of 355 mm/ 14". HRC 59-60. 8.9 oz

Knife set of Raindrop Damascus with Ziricote and Copper in Walnut Block

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Set includes:
9" Chef, 7" nikiri, 5" petty, 3.5" paring, 10" bread knife- blades of damasteel in raindrop pattern, handled in  ziricote and copper

Custom block of Walnut and Wenge.

165mm/6.5" Honesuki with Walnut, Wenge and Brass

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Handmade 165mm/6.5" honesuki of carbon damascus steel. The blade has a high contrast in raindrop pattern. The contoured handle is of figured Walnut with a African Wenge ferule and brass spacer. The overall length is 288mm/11.5". 4.8 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

The Mother Shucker Oyster Shucker

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Handmade oyster shucker with 3" forged shucking blade of CPM154 stainless steel, forge markings left intact. These shuckers are for the strong armed shucker in all of us, meant for any style and to get the job done. Two pins secure the point of grip and one single pin secures the opposite end of the full tang.The handles are of various woods. 

• Handmade in Charlottesville, VA
• Lifetime Warranty

BLEM SALE: 8" Damascus Chef with Marblewood

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Handmade 8" chef of stainless damascus folded by Damasteel of Sweden. This knife is handled in Marble wood featuring nickel silver bolster and pins. The overall length is 12.75". 6.1 oz. Knife has slight blemishes detailed below. Marked with a "B" on the blade opposite side of makers mark.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

BLEMS:

-Weld visual underneath handle (Damasteel blade welded to AEB-L tang)

-Blade handle protrudes from wood slightly. 

This knife has been marked with a (B) to designate it B grade. While it does not meet our aesthetic standards, we believe it to be fully functional.

7" Damascus Chef's Knife with Paduk, Green G10 and Nickel Silver

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Handmade 7" chef's knife of stainless damascus folded in Rose pattern by Vegas Forge out of Nevada. This blade is handled in Paduk which has a wonderfully contrasting reddish grain pattern. The handle features a spacer in green G10 and bolster/pins in nickel silver. It measures 12" overall. 7.0 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

8" Chef's Knife with Walnut, Black G10 and Brass

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Handmade 8" chef of fully forged AEB-L stainless steel. This blade is handled in Walnut sourced from Zack's farm in Albemarle County, Virginia. It features liners of black G10 and bolster and pins of brass. The overall length is 13". 7.2 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

BLEM SALE: 7" Chef's Knife with Walnut

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Handmade 7" fully forged chef's knife of AEB-L stainless steel. This blade is handled in figured Walnut that was sourced from the farm once belonging to Thomas Jefferson's father, Peter Jefferson, in Albemarle County, VA. The bolster and pins are of nickel silver. The overall length is 11.75". 5.7 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

BLEM SALE:

-some glue marks visible

-misaligned pins in bolster

This knife has been marked with a (B) to designate it B grade. While it does not meet our aesthetic standards, we believe it to be fully functional.

8.5" Stainless Damascus Chef with Osage Orange and Walnut

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Handmade 8.5" stainless damascus chef's knife of Damasteel's random pattern. The handle is of Osage Orange sourced from Fielding, a historic Meriwether Lewis family property in Charlottesville, Virginia. This tree is only matched in size and species to the same age specimens found at the Meriwether Lewis birthplace and Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home. The handle features a circular inlay of Walnut, also sourced from a 300 year old specimen at Fielding in Charlottesville, VA. The overall length of this knife is approximately 13". Height is 2" at pinch point. 7.8 oz. HRC 61.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

3" Paring Knife with Black Micarta Handle

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3” paring knife of aeb-l stainless steel. Handle is of black micarta with stainless pins. Overall length of 7”. 61 HRC.

• Handmade in Charlottesville, VA.
• Flat rate insured priority mail shipping at $15 by US Postal Service.
• Lifetime warranty and free sharpening for the life of the blade.

240 mm / 9.5" Carbon Yanagi-ba with Rosewood and Koa

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Handmade 240 mm/9.5" carbon yanagi-ba  of D2 steel. This blade features a urasuki grind. The handle is of Rosewood reclaimed from the Martin Guitar Factory in Pennsylvania with a spacer of Koa. This knife comes with a custom saya of African Wenge with brass pin. The overall length is 394 mm / 15.5". 6.7 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

140 mm / 5.5" Honesuki with Teak, Wenge and Brass

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Handmade honesuki of stainless damascus folded by Vegas Forge in "Typhoon" pattern. This killer little blade is handled in reclaimed and stabilized Teak with a ferule of African Wenge and brass. It's overall length is 280 mm / 11". 2.5 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, insured by the United States Postal Service for a flat rate of $15.00.

178 mm / 7" Damascus Santoku with Rosewood, Wenge and Maple

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Handmade carbon damascus santoku blade measuring 178 mm / 7" and 330 mm / 13" overall. The damascus was folded by Mike Norris of Kentucky.  The handle is of stabilized Indian Rosewood with an African Wenge ferule and dyed green Maple spacer. A lightweight knife weighing just 4.8 oz.

• Free sharpening for the life of the blade!
• Our knives are handmade at our shop in Charlottesville, VA.
• We ship priority, flat-rate and insured by the United States Postal Service for $15.00.