{"product_id":"damascus-kitchen-knife-set-4-walnut","title":"Damascus Kitchen Knife Set of 4, Walnut with Tooled Leather Roll","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bread knife is the only serrated blade in this range. A plain edge presses down and squashes the crumb under the crust. Scalloped teeth saw instead, so the crust gives and the loaf keeps its shape. It comes with a chef knife, a cleaver and a paring knife, four Damascus blades with walnut handles in a hand tooled leather roll that ties shut. It suits households that get through real bread.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePieces\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 knives\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus over high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched ladder, whole blade and bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark walnut, brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eKnife roll\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTooled leather, four pockets\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e35 dollars for the set, not included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat is in the set\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChef knife\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003erocks through onions and herbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBread knife\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003esaws crust without crushing crumb\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCleaver\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003echops with the blade weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParing knife\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epeels and trims in hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe steel\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll four blades are Damascus, pattern welded over a high carbon core. The etch is done after grinding, so the ladder pattern carries straight over the bevel instead of stopping at the shoulder as it does on a blade etched flat. Ladder is the pattern with bands running across the blade like rungs. The core underneath is carbon steel, and the trade is plain. It takes a keen edge and comes back on a stone quickly, and it darkens with use and rusts if a knife is put away wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe scales are dark walnut with a close straight grain, oiled rather than lacquered, so the wood feels like wood instead of a film over it. Brass pins run through into the steel. The tang is full on all four, so the steel runs the whole length of the handle and shows all round the wood. Every knife carries the same walnut and the same pins, from the 8 inch chef down to the paring blade. Walnut darkens over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe knife roll\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe roll is vegetable tanned leather, cut as one long panel with stitched pockets across it, one pocket for each of the four knives so no blade sits against another. Lay the knives in, fold the flap over the handles, roll the panel up and tie it shut with its own leather strap. The outward face is hand tooled in basket weave inside a plain border, a square woven stamp struck row by row until the whole face is covered. Most sellers in this category ship a plain roll or nothing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a kitchen that goes through bread. Sourdough from a home oven, a bakery loaf on a Saturday, rolls in the week. The bread knife handles all of that and the other three cover the rest of the board, from the chef knife on onions to the small blade for peeling. Four knives is enough for most home cooking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHome bakers cutting their own loaves\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouseholds buying bread with a crust\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks setting up a first kitchen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWedding and Father's Day gift buyers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChef knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBread knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCleaver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParing knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTooled leather knife roll\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCare card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach blade is forged, ground, heat treated and sharpened by hand, so runs stay small and no two finish alike. The ladder pattern lands differently on every knife and the walnut figure shifts. Yours will not match the photographs exactly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand wash in warm water and dry straight away. Never leave a knife in the sink, and never a dishwasher. Damascus darkens with use, and that gray patina is normal. Give the blades a light coat of food safe mineral oil before they go away. Sharpen plain edges on a stone following the bevel, and the bread knife with a round rod in each scallop, not a flat stone. More in our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003eknife care and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaser engraving is offered at 35 dollars for the set, which covers all four knives under one price. You add it here on the page and it is not included otherwise. Around 30 characters fits on a blade. A proof goes out first, and it adds 3 to 5 business days. See the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many knives are in the set?\u003c\/strong\u003e Four knives, a chef knife, a bread knife, a cleaver and a paring knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is the bread knife serrated?\u003c\/strong\u003e The teeth saw through a crust without crushing the crumb under it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs the leather roll included?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes. Four stitched pockets, tooled in basket weave, tied shut with its own strap.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs engraving included?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is 35 dollars for the set, added on this page, and that price takes in all four knives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill this steel rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can if left wet. Dry each knife after washing and oil it lightly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat board should I use?\u003c\/strong\u003e Wood or plastic. Ceramic and stone dull edges quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-kitchen-knife-set-5-burl-wood\"\u003eDamascus kitchen knife set of 5 in burl wood\u003c\/a\u003e adds a carving and a boning blade, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-kitchen-knife-set-3-bone-turquoise\"\u003eset of 3 in bone and turquoise\u003c\/a\u003e is a smaller start. 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