Price: $70.00 – $17.93
(as of Nov 08, 2024 13:56:48 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Family Run Business
Based in London both partners at KOI ARTISAN are passionate amateur chefs, taking recipes to new levels with an international flair gained from travelling the world. We love to cook and we love to eat! Our aim with KOI ARTISAN is to make high end chef knifes affordable to everyone. With our focus on quality and selling only online we don’t have expensive overheads such as stores or shelf space, this saving is passed directly on to our customers. Our Client service is our second passion as we are ALWAYS happy to assist. We believe a quality product and a high level of client service is the recipe for success. Welcome to KOI ARTISAN.
Blade material
Let’s talk stainless. Stainless is just that. StainLESS, not stain-free! All steel will rust if given the chance. Chromium is added to steel to help in rust resistance. For steel to be categorized as stainless it must contain at least 13% chromium. 7Cr17MoV steel contains between 16% and 18% chromium and is quite stain resistant. 7Cr17MoV stainless steel has .60% to .75% carbon content and if heat treated properly should be able to attain a hardness of 57 to 59HRC.
Bottom line: 7Cr17MoV steel makes the blade lightweight and extremely sharp.
Handle Material
If you go looking for a Pakka tree you won’t find one. Pakka wood is constructed using phenolic-impregnated layers of hardwood veneer, often dyed, combined with plastic resins. Dye is impregnated into the wood using a vacuum process, and then the resin is added using a very high pressure environment. The material is then shaped and polished. It is a highly waterproof, very dense and durable material. Pakka wood is a good choice for knife handle material
Construction
This blade is stamped and the bolster is welded to the blade then ground down to make the transition into the blade. Contrary to popular belief there is nothing wrong or substandard with blades that are stamped. Most mainstream knives are stamped. The purpose of forging is to compact the grain structure in steel to make it denser, but with the advent of modern alloys forging is really no longer necessary. The Tang is a “rat tail” or “stick” tang using a rod that is welded to the bolster and extends through the handle and attached to the butt plate.
Dimensions:
The weight of the knife is 200grams.The spine of the blade is 2.3 mm thick as it leaves the bolster and starts to taper 1/4th of the way down the blade all the way to the tip. This is not a thick blade and should be a nimble performer as opposed to a thicker German style brute force blade. The length of the blade is 5.3 inches and allows for adequate cutting board/knuckle clearance. A great everyday Utility Knife ideal for the smaller cutting tasks.
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