Brut de Forge Cleaver with Applewood Burl

Product Description for Brut de Forge Cleaver with Applewood Burl

Maker: David Tuthill (click to see more by this maker)
Item num: 99483
** This is handmade and one-of-a-kind **
Blade length: 7.75 in.
Cutting edge length: 7.75 in.
Total length: 12.75 in.
Blade height (at heel): 3.30 in.
Blade thickness (near bolster): 0.27 in.
Blade thickness (at midpoint): 0.26 in.
Blade thickness (near tip): 0.18 in.
Item weight: 28.80 oz.
Blade: Hand forged 5160 carbon steel with a differential heat treatment
Bolster: Integral bolster with birch bark and silicon bronze spacers
Handle: Locally harvested applewood burl
Description: I've been watching David Tuthill's work develop for quite a number of years. He's been a blacksmith for many years, creating elegant ornamental work. His attention to detail and skills in the forge have quickly brought him to create truly world class chef's knives.
This is an excellent high performance cleaver that will be perfect for those heavy duty tasks in the kitchen that you would not want to use your primary chef's knife for. These things include chopping through poultry bones, slicing between red meat bones, and cutting through the tougher vegetables such as a winter squash. The 7-3/4 inch blade is hand forged from 5160 carbon steel and will provide excellent edge retention. A differential heat treatment provides a hard steel cutting edge with a softer, supportive spine. It is forge textured at the spine and satin finished in the grinds. The thick spine provides plenty of heft to cut through denser foods. The blade moves into an integral bolster which shows David's skill at the forge. Because this knife is made from carbon steel, we recommend using camellia oil to avoid rust.
The handle is made from applewood burl harvested from Mill Creek, Washington. The burl was stabilized to increase durability in the kitchen. The handle is extremely comfortable and narrows at the bolster to provide multiple grip options. Silicon bronze and birch bark spacers at the front of the handle provide a nice contrast.
Excellent work throughout!


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