Gyuto 260mm Walkschliff Monolithic All Steel Integral Western

Working with Benjamin Kamon affords us the opportunity to bring our customers something extraordinary. Every knife that Benjamin produces is something special, but from time to time we get to collaborate with Benjamin to create something that is a little extra and falls into the masterpiece category. This piece firmly falls into that category.

The Kamon monolithic, all steel Integrals are already a master class in blacksmith skill. However, taking things a step further, Benajamin has created this one of a kind version with removable wooden scales.

The blade is a clean, walkschliff ground gyuto 260mm with an aggressive distal taper. As with any Kamon knives blade the knife has been ground on a water cooled, wide belt grinder, which results in very consistent bevels, easy maintainability, and incredible cutting performance.

The handle is a punched and drifted, fully forged grip, with custom shaped, takedown scales in Amboyna burl and 10,000-year-old wrought iron. The combination of brute de forge around the handle and amboyna burl is a beautiful pairing with the clean finish on the blade and completing the ensemble Ben has tempered the steel around the pinch point giving the knife a very contemporary touch of blue-purple, which also helps to protect the steel.

The knife is an instant classic!