Knives at Damasteel® Chef Invitational Online, May 2020!

Here you find all the knives from Damasteel® Chef Invitational Online, held in May 2020. If you are interested in buying a knife, contact the knife maker for availability and price.

Tighe Knives – Brian Tighe

http://briantighe.com/

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ID: Tighe Knives No 1

Chef Style
Blade: Ladder™ Pattern / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Mars Valley
Weight: 210 grams

ID: Tighe Knives No 2

Chef Style
Blade: RWL34™ Satin Finished / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Jungle Wear
Weight: 210 grams

ID: Tighe Knives No 3

Santuko Style
Blade: Björkmans Twist™ / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Space Coral
Weight: 215 grams

ID: Tighe Knives No 4

Chef Style
Blade: Björkmans Twist™ / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Space Coral
Weight: 215 grams

ID: Tighe Knives No 5

Chef Style
Blade: Thor™ Pattern / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Black Camo
Weight: 210 grams

ID: Tighe Knives No 6

Santuko Style
Blade:
Thor™ / 8 inched Long / 13 1/2 inches Overall
Handle: @fatcarbon Black Camo
Weight: 215 grams

Horn & Heel – Duncan Stephenson

http://www.hornandheel.com/

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ID: Horn & Heel No 1

Nakiri Knife
Steel Pattern: Dense Twist™
Handle Material: Brass, Richlite
Blade Length: 6 1/2″
Heel Height: 2 1/8″
Spine Thickness at Base: 1/8″
Cutting Edge: 6 1/8″
Handle Length: 5 1/8″
Handle Width: 3/4″
Overall Length: 11 5/8″
Weight: 8.4oz

ID: Horn & Heel No 2

Chef’s Knife
Steel Pattern: Dense Twist™
Handle Material: Brass, Richlite
Blade Length: 8 1/8″
Heel Height: 2 1/8″
Spine Thickness at Base: 1/8″
Cutting Edge: 8″
Handle Length: 5 1/8″
Handle Width: 3/4″
Overall Length: 14 3/8″
Weight: 8.4oz

Dragon’s breath forge – Matthew Parkinson

https://dragonsbreathforge.com/

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ID: Dragon’s breath forge No 1

Paring knife
Blade forged from Baldur™ pattern
3.25″ (8.2 CM) blade 7.75 (19.6 cm) palm balanced
Blade is hollow ground , extremely thin behind the edge.

BEST PARING KNIFE! ID: Dragon’s breath forge No 2

Paring knife 2.875″(7.3cm)6.375″ 16.2cm blade
Inlayed maple handle (Mirepoix)
Forged Baldur™ pattern

ID: Dragon’s breath forge No 3

Chef knife
Blade forged from Baldur™ pattern
Blond stabilized Koa handle
8″ (20.3CM) blade 13″ (33 cm) balance at front of bolster 2.25″(5.7 cm) heal height

ID: Dragon’s breath forge No 4

Chef knife
Blade forged from Björkmans Twist™
Stabilized spalted maple handle
7.5″ (19CM) blade 12.75″ (32.38cm) balance at front of bolster 2.25″(5.7 cm) heal height

ID: Dragon’s breath forge No 5

Bread knife
Blond stabilized koa handle
Baldur™ pattern blade
8.5″ 9 (21.6cm) blade 13.5″ (34.3) overall balanced at plunge grind 2″ (5cm) at heel

All knives from Dragon’s breath forge

Majime Knives – Max Albert

https://majimeknives.bigcartel.com/

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BEST IN SHOW! ID: Majime Knives 1

Yanagiba Sakimaru – “Sakura No Hana”
Dimensions:12″ Edge length , 1.75″ Heel Height
Handle and Saya Material: Resin Handle and Saya with dried cherry blossoms and branches. Brass Bolster with red composite Gemstone.
Secondary Saya included with Inlay of 3 species of woods. Bolivian Rosewood, PurpleHeart, and Walnut.
Single Bevel, Uraoshi, Right-Handed
Pattern: Odins Eye™

BEST JAPANESE CHEF KNIFE (HONESUKI)! ID: Majime Knives 2

Gyuto and Honesuki – “Seki Kaneyoshi”
Gyuto Dimensions : 9″ Edge length, 2.5″ Heel Height
Honesuki Dimensions: 6″ Edge length, 1.75 Heel Height
Handle and Saya Material: Stabilized, Dyed, Buckeye Burl and Black Resin. Hidden Magnetic hold for Gyuto in Saya, Honesuki has a Mosaic pin to hold the knife on the other side. Brass Bolsters.
Pattern: Odins Eye™

Monolith Knives – Zack Worrell and Nick Watson

https://www.monolithknives.com/

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BEST BREAD KNIFE! ID: Monolith Knives No 1

10″ Serrated Bread Knife
Damasteel-stainless damascus in Vinland™ pattern
Bread profile with alternating serration
Contoured handle is of green-dyed Spalted Maple featuring liners of African Wenge with bolster and pins of brass.
Overall length is 15.25″
9.1 oz

ID: Monolith Knives No 2

8.5″ Chef’s Knife with Pink Ivory
Damasteel-stainless damascus in Thor™ pattern
Western chef’s profile
Straight handle with nickel bolster and pins
Overall length of 13.5″
7.9 oz

ID: Monolith Knives No 3

*set in photo is for demo only*

Steak Knife Set of 8 in Heirloom Box
Damasteel- stainless damascus in Vinland™ pattern
5″ Steak knife profile
Faceted handles of Walnut featuring brass bolster and pins
Overall length of 9.25″
3.5 oz per knife
Handmade heirloom storage box of Walnut with brass hardware

ID: Monolith Knives No 4

*set in photo is for demo only*

Steak Knife Set of 4 in Walnut cradle
Damasteel- stainless damascus in Vinland™ pattern
5″ Steak knife profile
Faceted handles of Walnut featuring brass bolster and pins
Overall length of 9.25″
3.5 oz per knife
Storage cradle of Walnut

ID: Monolith Knives No 5

Chesapeake Oyster Shucker
Oyster shucking blade of Damasteel in Vinland™ pattern
~3″ blade
Round handle design of assorted woods

ID: Monolith Knives No 6

Gyuto with Micarta and G10
178mm/7″
Overall length 318mm/12.5″.
Features an S-grind on the blade
Pattern: Thor™
Wa handle of deep burgundy micarta featuring a yellow spacer of G10.

Tansu Knives – Mert Tansu

https://tansuknives.com/

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ID: Tansu Knives No 1

Western handled gyuto
Edge length 243mm
Height at the heel : 57mm
Thickness :
above the heel 2.3 mm
Midway point 2.1mm
An inch before the tip 1.3mm
1 cm before the tip : .9mm
Weight : 218 grams
Steel pattern : Grosserosen™
Hardness: 62hrc with cryo
Grind : Slight asymmetrical for right handed user
Stabilised two coloured Tasmanian Blackwood handle and bronze bolster , g10 spacer

ID: Tansu Knives No 2

Western handled gyuto
Edge length 230mm
Height at the heel : 51mm
Thickness : 230x 51 mm
2.6. 2 1.1 .8
above the heel 2.6 mm
Midway point 2.1mm
An inch before the tip 1.1mm
1 cm before the tip : .8mm
Weight : 217 grams
Steel pattern : Björkmans Twist™
Hardness: 63hrc with cryo
Grind : Symmetrical convex suitable for both right and left handed users
Arizona ironwood burl and bronze bolster , g10 spacer

ID: Tansu Knives No 3

135mm Petty /utility
Vinland™ pattern , symmetrical grind
Handle is octagonal ambonya burl and African Blackwood
Height at the heel : 31 mm
Thickness at the spine :
Above the heel : 2.4 mm
Midway : 1.8mm
One inch before the tip 1mm
1 cm before the tip .8 mm
Weight : 71 grams

ID: Tansu Knives No 4

70mm paring knife /baby Nakiri
Gysinge™ pattern
Symmetrical grind
Full distal taper
D shaped Tasmanian Blackwood and walrus ivory handle
Height at the heel : 30mm
Thickness at the spine :
Above the heel : 2.5mm
Midway : 1.5mm
1 cm before the tip .6mm
Weight: 45

Nicolaides Knives – Niko Nicolaides

https://www.instagram.com/nicolaidesknives/

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ID: Nicolaides Knives No 1

8″ Chef knife
Polished Odin Heim™ pattern with a western shaped Flame Box Elder handle.

ID: Nicolaides Knives No 2

9.5″ Chef knife
Dark finish Odin Heim™ pattern
Way handle of space Lace burl.

Middleton made Knives – Quintin Middleton

https://middletonmadeknives.bigcartel.com/

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ID: Middleton Made Knives No 1

4.5” Cooks knife (santoku)
The blade is 2 inches wide and overall length is 10 inches and the pattern is Odins Eye™

ID: Middleton Made Knives No 2

8” slicer
The blade is 1.25 inches wide and overall length is 14 inches
The pattern is Bjorkmans Twist™

ID: Middleton Made Knives No 3

8” Chef knife
The blade is 2 inches wide and overall length is 13 inches
The pattern is Ladder™

ID: Middleton Made Knives No 4

10” Gyuto
2.25 inches wide and overall length is 16”
The pattern is Odins Eye™

RPD & Co – Rick Petko

https://rpdandco.com/

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ID: RPD & Co No 1

250 mm K-tip
50 mm heel height
2-7 mm to 1,5 mm distal taper
Redwood lace burl w/ironwood handle
Baldur™ pattern
Convex grind

ID: RPD & Co No 2

140 mm Chopper
60 mm heel height
3 mm to 2,1 mm distal taper
Kingwood handle
Thor™ pattern
Flat grind

BEST CLEAVER! ID: RPD & Co No 3

190 mm Chinese Cleaver
80 mm heel height
Convex grind
Flamed Koa handle
Baldur™ pattern

ID: RPD & Co No 4

200 mm Nakiri w/ Saya
60 mm heel height
Flat grind
3,2 mm to 1,5 mm distal taper
Cocobolo w/titanium handle
Cocobolo saya
Thor™ pattern

ID: RPD & Co No 5

50 mm Push knife
Double 52 mm edge
Ironwood handle
Bluetongue™ pattern

LaSeur Knives – Anthony LaSeur

https://www.laseurknives.com/

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ID: LaSeur Knives No 1

Amboyna Gyuto
Blade length: 240mm
Blade height at heel: 56mm
Blade thickness: spine at bolster 3.42mm, spine halfway, 2.72mm, 4cm from tip 1.15mm
Handle length: 126mm
Handle height: 28.6mm at bolster
Handle width: 19.4mm at bolster
Knife weight: 258g
Grind: Convex
Blade steel: Damasteel DS93X, Björkmans Twist™, 62 HRC
Handle material: Stabilized Amboyna Burl, cupronickel ferrule, Garolite spacer

ID: LaSeur Knives No 2

Tortoiseshell Gyuto
Blade length: 248mm
Blade height at heel: 59mm
Blade thickness: spine at bolster 3.2mm, spine halfway, 1.23mm, 4cm from tip 1.02mm
Handle length: 125mm
Handle height: 25.3mm at bolster
Handle width: 19.7 at bolster
Knife weight: 272g
Grind: Flat, diamond
Blade steel: Damasteel DS93X, Björkmans Twist™, 62 HRC
Handle material: Tortoiseshell Kirinite sales, stainless steel bolsters, carbon fiber hidden pins, G10 liners