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Master Craftsman & Forgesmith, Takeshi Saji has been making traditional hammer forged knives for decades. His uniqueness is to add modern technologies, materials and designs, while keeping the traditional knife making methods.
This time, he came up with a beautiful and very unique Custom Damascus Chinese Cleaver made of R-2 core forged with layered Nickel Stainless Damascus steel blade with Traditional Hamaguri-Ba (Convex edge) blade profile. R-2 is made by a highly reputable Japanese company called Kobelco, and the steel offers remarkable cutting performance and edge retention. The two outer layers of the blade are made from a unique and elegantly patterned Damascus steel, which is comprised of alternating layers of white-colored nickel steel and sparkling mirror polished layers of steel. Master Saji says it was hard to hammer forge and heat treat this large blade.
Traditional Hammer Forging Process is known as the best method to bring the steel to its maximum performance in sharpness and edge retention.
This is the limited custom Damascus Chinese Cleaver that is something different and unique with the craftsman’s spirit.
Now available with 4 different handles of the “Black Linen Micarta”, "Green Linen Micarta", “Ironwood” and “Stag Bone”.
The Chinese Cleaver is a highly versatile general-purpose kitchen knife that can be used to slice, chop, mince, scrape, and even crush ingredients. The tall blade of the Chinese Cleaver enables it to be safely guided with the knuckles of your free hand when 'tap chopping’, ‘push cutting’, or ‘pull cutting’. This makes it possible to cut large fruit and vegetables, such as cabbages, easily and safely.
United KingdomI bought a selection of the Saji R2 Damascus with stag bone handles a few years back. These are stunning pieces with exquisite high contrast patterning on the blades. They are beautifully balanced have excellent cutting properties. Despite being displayed openly in a sometimes ****** kitchen environment, they show no signs of rust or deterioration; they look exactly as the day I received them. I was always planned to add the Chinese Cleaver, but always missed out when a new batch came for sale. Did find one in a shop in London. Was happy until I read the price tag; a lot dearer than JCK!!! Finally sources one through JCK and it is another beautiful piece. Has all the qualities of my other Saji knives but this time with the silvered rather than darkened Damascus blade finish. It is quite heavy, as you would expect, but still feels balanced in the hand. Excellent in use, and very versatile. I wouldn’t chop thick bones with it, but smaller ones are dealt with easily makes quick work of hard veggies. Based on my experience, I can highly recommend this cleaver and any of the knives in this series. Saji San is a true craftsman. Anyone who wants not only high quality functional kitchen knives, but also beautiful display pieces for their kitchen, will not be disappointed.
