267mm Gyuto "historical iron"

This knife has a large, robust blade and a substantial handle. It's the perfect tool if you're looking for a no-compromise workhorse. Yet, at the same time, the knife is anything but clumsy or heavy-handed. It features a comfortable taper and a finely honed edge. This makes it a very good performer, whose tip can also handle more delicate cutting tasks.

The knife is suitable for all cutting techniques.

The blade is made of the special alloy 1.2419.05 with a hardness of 65 HRC. The side layers are made of historical iron from 1653, which I have further refined to remove larger voids and inclusions and create an attractive pattern.

The handle is made of stabilized walnut with a nickel silver pin.

With the exception of stainless steels and PM steels, all the steels I use undergo an additional refining process. The flat material is cut into equal-sized pieces, precisely ground flat, and stacked into stacks at least 60 mm high. The stacks are then firewelded under air exclusion. This refined material forms the starting material for the subsequent blades. This process achieves a significantly finer and more homogeneous distribution of the alloying elements and, in combination with the correct heat treatment, small and evenly distributed carbides. Furthermore, microscopic gas inclusions and cavities from production are eliminated. This results in improved cutting edge stability and greater resistance to micro-chipping compared to the unrefined starting material, while maintaining the same hardness.

Of course, the blank was also forged with optimal temperature control and forming, and then subjected to extensive heat treatment (including deep freezing after hardening). This guarantees an optimally adjusted microstructure and finely distributed carbides.