{"product_id":"damascus-nakiri-knife-burl-blue-resin","title":"Damascus Nakiri Knife, Burl Wood and Blue Resin Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eChop a spring onion and the pieces come up joined by a thread of skin. The curved edge above them never reached the board. A nakiri has no curve at all. The blade is 7 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core, a tall rectangle with a dead straight edge, and the handle is burl wood in deep blue resin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched raindrop pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNakiri, a tall rectangle with a dead straight edge and a squared end\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\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStabilised burl wood set in deep blue resin, three brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave leather blade cover inside a stamped border\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\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\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamascus wrapped on a high carbon core, etched so the raindrop pattern shows. Dimples are punched into the billet, the bar is forged flat, and the layers ring around each dent. Surface work. The carbon underneath is what sharpens. The edge runs dead straight from heel to squared end with no belly anywhere, so the whole of it lands together and nothing is left half cut. It also will not rock, and anybody used to rolling a chef knife takes a week to stop. Carbon steel darkens to grey and spots if left wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBurl is the lumpy growth off the side of a tree, and the grain inside runs every direction at once, which gives the figure and leaves it soft in patches. This block was stabilised, filled with resin under vacuum, then set in deep blue that fills the voids and lights the burl. Full tang, three brass pins. The handle is 5 inches, and since a nakiri is driven downward you want your hand high over the blade rather than trailing behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather blade cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, hand stitched, cut to the rectangle this blade actually is, a wider cover than most. A welt sits inside the seam, so the stitching runs in its own channel and the edge never touches thread. The face is stamped in basket weave with a border pressed around it. The cover goes over the blade and no further. The handle stays clear, so it lifts out of a drawer easily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnybody whose board time goes on vegetables and none of it on a joint of meat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks who chop straight down out of habit\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone facing a lot of vegetables\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want colour in a handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who own a chef knife and want its opposite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 7 inch Damascus nakiri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped leather blade cover with its border\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo two burls grow alike, so the figure and the amount of blue shift on every handle. The raindrops land wherever the dimples were sunk and the acid opens them at its own rate. Each border is stamped by hand, so those corners never line up twice. Yours will be its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWash it by hand, dry it before it goes anywhere. A tall blade holds a bead of water along the spine, so wipe the whole flat and not only the edge. Food safe mineral oil before it goes back in the drawer. Wood or plastic boards, since a straight edge lands hard. A whetstone at roughly 20 degrees per side, then a strop. There is more on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLettering is 20 dollars per blade, added on this page. Around 30 characters fits, and a nakiri has more flat than most. The proof image arrives before the laser does anything, and nothing is cut until you say so. It adds 3 to 5 business days to the order. At 10 blades or more it costs nothing. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e covers everything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does a straight edge cut all the way through?\u003c\/strong\u003e Every part touches the board at the same moment. A curved edge is only ever down in one place, so the ends get missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan I rock it like a chef knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. There is no curve to roll on and trying it bounces the tip. Lift and chop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the squared end for?\u003c\/strong\u003e It is not a point and never was. The corner gets into the base of a cabbage and the flat sweeps the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it a good first knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e Only if you already chop that way. Somebody who rocks will fight it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Carbon steel sits under the pattern, so dry it after washing and oil it. A dishwasher will never see it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow soon does it get here?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a little curve at the tip and dimples on the flat, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-santoku-knife-ram-horn\"\u003eDamascus santoku on ram horn\u003c\/a\u003e is the middle ground, and to rock there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-chef-knife-10-inch-black-micarta\"\u003e10 inch Damascus chef knife on black micarta\u003c\/a\u003e. It stands in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kitchen-knives\"\u003ekitchen knives\u003c\/a\u003e, pattern welded work under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, the full bench in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-knives\"\u003eevery knife we make\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145932009590,"sku":"VEF-KIT-DAM-2110","price":209.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/chef-20-damascus-nakiri-blue-resin_858b226d-9bba-4f6c-9e25-65c1670e0783.jpg?v=1788857129","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-nakiri-knife-burl-blue-resin","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}