Gyuto 240mm Yuzen Damascus San Mai

This is easily the benchmark in Damascus mastery. At the core a super Damascus forged from Aogami #2 and Shirogami #2. Impressive, both in terms of its performance, hardness, and toughness, but also given the skill required to forge wield the two steels together. The cladding is made from soft iron, SPCC, SS400, S50C, SCM440, SK3 and SKS3. The result is an incredibly stunning, high-performance blade capable of taking a razor-sharp edge.

Without describing the geometry and profile of the knife you should already be impressed, but this piece of culinary artistry knows no limits. Naohito Myojin has completed the grind giving this knife his world class touch. Myojin-san, well known in knife enthusiast circles as one of the youngest master knife grinders in Japan. Famous for his work at Atelier Konosuke Sakai, Myojin-san has given this blade a beautifully thin and sharp edge along with his iconic, contemporary pointed profile and incredibly high-performance geometry. The knife moves through produce like it’s not even there and has the most incredibly satisfying weight and balance to it. Forging and grind work together make the most impressive blade we have come across.

We brought this stunning piece of work to one Europe’s finest bladesmiths, Fredrik Spåre. The proposal, make a handle and saya befitting such incredible work. Fredrik Spåre, a Swedish craftsman, suggested using local native materials Masur Birch and Birch bark in combination with brass to produce something elegant and beautiful that does not overshadow the beauty of the blade. The result is a Masur Birch handle with stacked birch bark ferrule, brass, and black composite G10 spacers and a hand hammered, facetted brass bolster. This beautiful handle is paired with a book matched masur birch saya with stacked birch bark inlays and brass pins.

The completed piece is an absolute one of a kind, unlike anything else. This is heirloom, functional art at its best and in the right hands a priceless collectable.