{"product_id":"chef-knife-235mm-denty-damascus-clad-apex-ultra-two-tone-mulga-brass","title":"Chef knife 235mm Denty Stainless Composite Apex Ultra Two-Tone Mulga \u0026 Brass","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis one-of-a-kind Chef Knife is the work of Tobias Hangler, the Austrian metallurgist and bladesmith behind Messerschmiede Hangler in Gratwein — and one of the three people who developed Apex Ultra. At 235mm the blade takes the Western chef's form, with a curved belly that rocks naturally through herbs and aromatics and a 56mm heel that keeps knuckles clear of the board. At 227.9g it carries real presence, and the balance sits right at the maker's mark, so the knife pivots where a pinch grip meets the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe spine runs 5.09mm at the heel, through 2.48mm at mid-blade, to 1.15mm near the tip — a substantial backbone that stays composed through the rear while the front feels nimble, a taper that gives the blade versatility across every cut. Wide \u003cstrong\u003econvex bevels\u003c\/strong\u003e move the blade through dense produce with little drag and superior food release. The blade is an eleven-layer composite of the metallurgist's own design: an Apex Ultra core with pure nickel, 75Ni8 nickel steel and 1.4034 stainless stacked either side. The nickel sits directly against the Apex Ultra as a diffusion barrier, insulating and protecting the high-carbon core through the heat of the forge weld. Worked with Tobias's Denty texture and etched, it reads as crisp bright contours — pale islands scattered across a mottled grey upper blade — while below the texture the bevel is taken to a clean matte polish, so the ornament stops where the cutting begins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApex Ultra\u003c\/strong\u003e, the low-alloy carbon steel Hangler helped design specifically for fine kitchen edges, is hardened here to \u003cstrong\u003e66 HRC\u003c\/strong\u003e — the range the alloy was built around. It takes an acute edge and holds it, sharpens cleanly on whetstones despite the hardness, and will develop a patina like any carbon steel. The handle is a \u003cstrong\u003ehidden-tang\u003c\/strong\u003e Western round in two-tone Australian mulga, the timber's pale sapwood set against its dark heart, with a brass bolster drawing the two together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is a Western chef's knife with a metallurgist's thinking behind every decision: a maker working in the steel he helped create, at the hardness he designed it to reach. Performance-first design that cuts beautifully. We are proud to carry Tobias's work, and this one is made to be kept.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tobias Hangler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56878380351753,"sku":null,"price":2945000.0,"currency_code":"KRW","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0581\/7273\/5626\/files\/Gyuto230mmStainlessCladApexUltraandGidgeebyTobiasHangler0084.jpg?v=1773270858","url":"https:\/\/moderncooking.com\/en-kr\/products\/chef-knife-235mm-denty-damascus-clad-apex-ultra-two-tone-mulga-brass","provider":"moderncooking.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}