8" Wa Chef in 52100, Micarta. SOLD.

[Salem Straub]

Here's a "Fat Boy" model chef with an 8" blade. The steel is hand forged 52100, and the grip is micarta.

The knife features a tall octagonal "Wa" shaped handle, which feels nice in the hand and offers superior control. The black linen bolster is mortised onto the natural canvas handle. The knife is very light, and the tang extends to within 1" of the butt, bringing the balance right to the front of the handle.

The spine is fully rounded for comfort when using two hands, and the heel is rounded on the back side to go easy on the first finger.

The blade is very thin at the edge for maximum slicing ability, and features a long flat heel transitioning into mild rocking curve towards the tip. Lots of board contact.

Specs:
Blade is 8-1/4" long
Overall length is 13-3/4"
Handle is 5"
Blade is 2" tall at heel
Blade is .128" max thickness at the spine
Edge thickness before sharpening is .010"

Asking price is $260 U.S. NOW SOLD. Price includes shipping to the 50 states. I will ship around the world; I just ask that in this case the buyer pay the added shipping costs.

























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Salem Straub

[Andy Lewis]

Beautiful work Salem! Clean and crisp as always from you. It's obvious you put a lot of thought into this one in terms of both design details and materials. I always enjoy seeing your blades and quality photos.

Also, congratulations on your 'newish' sub-forum; should make it easier to keep an eye on the goods of one of my favorite smiths. Sure hope we get a chance to visit sometime down the road.


Regards,
Andy

[Salem Straub]

Thank you Andy for your thoughtful comments! I do hope to see you around one of these days. Maybe if I EVER got out to knife shows...