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FINE Vintage Custom Carbon Steel Smaller Santuko Chef Knife RAZOR SHARP

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This outstanding carbon steel santuko-style chef's knife is substantial enough for any job, yet still beautifully balanced in the hand to permit the speedy dispatch of any kitchen's most demanding and delicate chopping, dicing, and slicing tasks--RAZOR sharp and ready to rock. This was not a factory-made piece but probably something made by the person who originally intended to use it, or possibly a blacksmith special. But what you can't really appreciate until you have it in hand, is exactly how WELL it was executed. The result is a TRUE santuko in every way, with the added advantage of a carbon steel blade. Best of all, this exceptional knife was recently given an EXTREMELY sharp professional edge and must be treated with extreme care or will land a careless user in the ER needing stitches. In the old days, many classically trained French chefs didn't consider a knife fit for professional use until it received its first "working" edge upon receipt from the factory. Sushi chefs continue this tradition with their rituals of water stones and the resulting keen of their blades is virtually alien to casual (and to many professional) users of Western indoctrination. This knife comes pretty close to just that kind of sharpness and you'll have no trouble finding a myriad of uses for it. Among them, if you choose, is the ability to literally shave with it.

Handle was made from a single chunk of boxwood with one of the most interestingly curved profiles I've ever held in such a knife--as warm and comfortable in the hand as it is to behold in the eye. You will, after one or two uses, soon agree that such a knife is indispensable to any serious chef, doubly so if yours is a smaller hand. At 10" long with a 5-3/8" blade, this knife will be a godsend to anyone of petite stature for use as a main chef knife. Everyone else can appreciate what an excellent knife this is, too, for light-duty chopping or making a meal for two. If you've used carbon steel knives before, you know the delight of using one. If not, you're in for a most pleasant surprise. They take an edge much more easily and do not shatter like their stainless steel relatives (especially Henckels! I've lost 3 this way.) and outperform in almost every way. You must wipe them down after each use but their beauty (it's much nicer in person than the digital pix make it appear) and superior performance are worth it.

There is no disputing its quality--it's simply world class--or in the pleasure that a trained hand will experience in its usage. Don't pass up an opportunity to truly elevate the quality of cutlery in YOUR kitchen, amateur or professional.

A WORD ABOUT MAINTENANCE: Never use a dishwasher. Wash the knife by hand and wipe clean immediately thereafter. Wipe the knife clean when using it on wet or acidic foods. It WILL rust if not maintained properly. I apply a very thin coat of non-toxic mineral oil to blade and wooden handles periodically, to seal them from ambient moisture in the atmosphere (olive or corn oil will suffice).












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ATTENTION HOTMAIL USERS!!! (and other web-based email users!) We FREQUENTLY have problems contacting buyers who use a hotmail email address, since the company recently shrunk the size of your allowable storage. Other web-based companies often filter our attempts to contact you with a spam filter. It is YOUR responsibility to maintain an address that is reachable at all times. If your email comes back to us 3 times, we will report the problem to ebay via a non-paying bidder alert.



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We'd like to sell 'em cheaper...

...but MY WIFE won't let me!!!



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