Monolith Knives Gallery of Work

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.

165mm/ 6.5" Petty Chef with Rosewood and Micarta

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Handmade 165mm/6.5" petty chef of CPM154 stainless steel. The handle is of Rosewood salvaged from the Martin guitar factory with a spacer of natural paper micarta. The overall length is 315mm/12.25". 4.1 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.

185mm/7.25" Santoku with Rosewood, Resin and Walnut

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Handmade fully forged 185mm/7.25"santoku of AEB-L stainless steel with forge markings left intact. The octagonal handle is of Rosewood salvaged from the Martin guitar factory featuring a Turkish Walnut ferule and a spacer of "topo" resin. The overall length is 310mm/ 13.25". 5.6 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" 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.

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

190mm/ 7.5" Nikiri with Walnut and Brass

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Handmade nikiri chef of forged AEB-L stainless steel featuring a handle of figured Walnut with brass detailing. The overall length is 315mm/12.5". 6.2 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.

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.

5.5" Stainless Damascus Ktip with Walnut, Brass and G10

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Handmade 5.5" ktip of stainless damascus folded by Damasteel of Sweden. The handle is of local stabilized Walnut featuring a brass bolster and black G10 spacer. 

• 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.

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.

190mm/7.5" Fully Forged Hybrid Honesuki with Wa handle of Spalted Maple and Wenge

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190mm/7.5" Fully Forged Hybrid Honesuki of AEB-L stainless steel- forge markings intact. The blade features a wa handle of Spalted Maple with stainless and G10 spacers. Handle to be thinned at Wenge ferule/pinch grip toward blade in front of spacers. The overall length is 330mm/ 13". 6.8 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 to the continental US.

190mm/7.5" Forged Santoku with Paduk, G10 and Brass

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Handmade and fully forged santoku of AEB-L stainless steel measuring 190 mm/ 7.5". This heavy duty santoku has been handled with Paduk featuring a G10 spacer. It features brass pins and bolster. Forge markings intact. 315mm/12.5" overall. 

• 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.

178 mm / 7" Nikiri with Paper Micarta and Topo Resin

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Handmade 178 mm / 7" nikiri blade of AEB-L stainless steel. This blade is handled in black paper micarta featuring a three dot design of Topo Resin created by WKRMN. The handle has stainless pins. Overall length of 318 mm / 12.5". 7.1 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.