Güde Damascus steel Santoku knife 18 cm - handle scales desert ironwood

Güde also knows Japanese, at least Japanese blade shapes. The world-famous Santoku is the equivalent of the European chef's knife, the universal knife used for most cutting tasks. Unlike the European chef's knife, it has a straighter blade that is only slightly rounded at the tip. This is due to a different cutting technique in the Asian region. The Santoku knife has a 14 cm long, wide blade with a slight curve at the tip made from over 300 layers of steel in a wild Damascus style. Here too, the blade often serves as a shovel. Güde knives are hand-forged from a single piece of steel, including the double bolster. This is a counterweight that balances the knife perfectly with the blade. Thanks to the ice hardening, the steel is particularly robust. The finely polished handle scales made of rare and very hard desert ironwood are embedded in the steel and triple-riveted. Manufacturer number: DA-7746/18.