Vitruvius-Vega
"Vitruvius-Vega" Hybrid Custom Master Chef's Knife
- Size: Length overall: 13.0" (33.0 cm), Blade Length: 8.3" (21.1 cm), Thickness: .105"
(2.6 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 11.8 oz. Sheath: 7.3 oz.
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C58,
hollow ground and mirror polished
- Fittings/Bolsters: Nickel Silver, mirror polished
- Handle: Polished Egyptian Monzonite Gemstone
- Sheath: Kydex, Nickel Plated Steel
- Knife: A great chef's knife, thin, light and razor
sharp. The style is a hybrid of my Vitruvius blade and
Vega handle patterns. The blade is very thin and with
the hollow grind executed with a 10" contact wheel, the
edge is incredibly sharp. The steel is 440C, for the
highest corrosion resistance and great longevity, and
I've mirror polished it so it will be very easy to keep
clean. The holes in the grind help with releasing
vegetables that might cling to the blade. The blade is
fully fileworked with a very light, airy pattern. The
bolsters are mirror finished corrosion-resistant nickel
silver, dovetailed to hold a pair of gemstone handle
scales. The gemstone I used for this knife is very
special; it's the stone that the ancient Egyptians used
to carve into some their most enduring monuments,
statues, and figurines. To this day, no one really knows
how they did their stone carvings; they kept no records.
So there is an air of mystery about the stones used.
This Monzonite handle has large feldspar grains and
crystalline structures like starbursts, with white, gray
and black tones. It's a hard, tough, and well polished
gemstone comfortable to hold.
- Sheath: The sheath for this knife is double
thickness kydex, a slip sheath to protect the knife and edge (and the owner)
while in the drawer or in transport. It's assembled with kydex welts to protect
the edge, and secured with nickel plated steel Chicago screws. It's a clean
sheath that should last as long as the knife.
- A great knife destined to see decades of use on the board!
Thanks, D. B.!
Jay,
My knife arrived last week and I've been
trying to come up with a way to describe it. At some point it starts
to sound cliché when you hear "You've outdone yourself," but the
truth is that it is difficult to actually put into words the kind of
presence one of your knives has when you actually hold one. The
Vitruvius-Vega is a beautiful work of art and at first I had the
same reaction that anyone who has seen it had which is the standard
"You aren't going to actually cut anything with that are you?" I
admit that it was difficult at first, but this knife was created for
a purpose and I intend to use it that way. After using it to prepare
a meal the other night I found the knife, although big, to be
comfortable, balanced and incredibly delicate for such a large
blade. The combination of beauty and functionality makes using this
knife more of an "experience" than a chore. Of course as soon as I
was done I washed, dried and polished the knife before putting it
away in a way that my other kitchen knives have never seen. So yes,
it's cliché, but Jay you've outdone yourself. It was worth the wait
and rest assured that this knife will fulfill the purpose for which
it was designed and created.
I look forward to our next project.
Thanks, D. B
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