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Global Classic Stainless Steel Chef's Knife 11-Inch

Global G17

Features

The blade is constructed of a single piece of steel, with a unique convex edge for unsurpassed performance.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.
The blade is made of the finest stainless steel called CROMOVA 18 (Chromium, Molybdenum and Vanadium), designed exclusively for GLOBAL.

Our Price $189.95

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Global Classic Stainless Steel Chef's Knife, 6-Inch

Global G58

Features

The blade is constructed of a single piece of steel, with a unique convex edge for unsurpassed performance.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.
The blade is made of the finest stainless steel called CROMOVA 18 (Chromium, Molybdenum and Vanadium), designed exclusively for GLOBAL.

Our Price $104.95

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Global Classic Stainless Steel Hollow Ground Chef's Knife, 8-Inches

Global G77

Features

Perfect for mincing, cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. The scalloped grooves on the sides of the blade edge helps with reducing friction and sticking of foods.
The blade is constructed of a single piece of steel, with a unique convex edge for unsurpassed performance.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.

Our Price $129.95

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Global Classic Stainless Steel Forged Chef's Knife, 8.25-Inch

Global GF33

Features

Drop-forged chef's knife is the multipurpose workhorse of the kitchen. Perfect for mincing, cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. The GF series, being more durable for heavy use, is favored by professional chefs.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.
The blade is made of the finest stainless steel called CROMOVA 18 (Chromium, Molybdenum and Vanadium), designed exclusively for GLOBAL.

Our Price $169.95

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Global Classic Stainless Steel Forged Chef's Knife, 11-Inch

Global GF34

Features

Drop-forged chef's knife is the multipurpose workhorse of the kitchen. Perfect for mincing, cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. The GF series, being more durable for heavy use, is favored by professional chefs.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.
The blade is made of the finest stainless steel called CROMOVA 18 (Chromium, Molybdenum and Vanadium), designed exclusively for GLOBAL.

Our Price $189.95

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Global Classic Stainless Steel Forged Chef's Knife, 12-Inch

Global GF35

Features

Drop-forged chef's knife is the multipurpose workhorse of the kitchen. Perfect for mincing, cutting, chopping, slicing and prep work. The GF series, being more durable for heavy use, is favored by professional chefs.
The blade is constructed of a single piece of steel, with a unique convex edge for unsurpassed performance.
Made of hollow handles which are then filled with sand to achieve the desired weight and deliver the perfect balance.
Perfectly balanced knives provide optimal control.

Our Price $204.95

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Shun Classic Blonde Damascus Steel Chef's Knife, 8-Inches

Shun DM0706W

Features

The true does-it-all knife
Proprietary VG-MAX cutting core is wear and corrosion resistant, strong, and very fine-grained to enable a razor-sharp, long-lasting 16 edge
34 layers of stainless Damascus cladding each side (68 total); support the core, add stain resistance, and help food release from the blade
D-shaped blonde PakkaWood handles are comfortable for both left- and right-handed users; durable, beautiful, and won't harbor bacteria

Our Price $169.95

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Shun Premier Grey Damascus Steel Chef's Knife, 8-Inches

Shun TDM0706G

Features

You will reach for this beautiful and versatile knife every day
VG-MAX cutting core; the latest in the VG line of super steels; wear resistant, corrosion resistant, holds a fine, sharp edge; 16 each side
68 micro layers of Damascus cladding look beautiful, support and protect the core
Hammered TSUCHIME finish helps release food easily when cutting

Our Price $199.95

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Tamahagane SAN 3-ply Special Steel with Brown Pakkawood Handle Chef's Knife, 8-Inch

Tamahagane SN1105

Features

Manufactured by Kataoka and Company in Niigata, Japan.
The 3-ply stainless steel has an original thickness of 20 mm and is thinned by repeated rolling to a thickness of 2 mm. You might want to look at this rolling process as a modern forging technique. Also, this rolling process removes all the impurities in the steel leaving you with a very hard, very pure stainless steel. After the rolling processes, the V-G No. 5 cutting edge reaches a hardness of 58-60 degrees on the Rockwell scale and a final thickness of .65 mm. The outside layers each reach a thickness of .675 mm.
There are several different VG stainless steels. Kataoka selected V-G No. 5 stainless steel for the SAN knives, because V-G No. 5 can be hardened as hard as any of the other V-G steels but has superior edge retention. Using scientific testing equipment (CATRA), Kataoka was able to show that their knives stayed sharper longer than knives made from other VG steels.
The edge on the SAN knives is a minute, beveled edge. The angle of the edge is between 14 and 15 degrees. To appreciate the quality of the edge, you must first look at its incredible mirror polish and then try cutting with it. Kataoka has achieved the perfect balance between sharpness and strength with the SAN edge.

Our Price $109.95

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Tamahagane SAN 3-ply Special Steel with Brown Pakkawood Handle Chef's Knife, 7-Inch

Tamahagane SN1106

Features

Manufactured by Kataoka and Company in Niigata, Japan.
The 3-ply stainless steel has an original thickness of 20 mm and is thinned by repeated rolling to a thickness of 2 mm. You might want to look at this rolling process as a modern forging technique. Also, this rolling process removes all the impurities in the steel leaving you with a very hard, very pure stainless steel. After the rolling processes, the V-G No. 5 cutting edge reaches a hardness of 58-60 degrees on the Rockwell scale and a final thickness of .65 mm. The outside layers each reach a thickness of .675 mm.
There are several different VG stainless steels. Kataoka selected V-G No. 5 stainless steel for the SAN knives, because V-G No. 5 can be hardened as hard as any of the other V-G steels but has superior edge retention. Using scientific testing equipment (CATRA), Kataoka was able to show that their knives stayed sharper longer than knives made from other VG steels.
The edge on the SAN knives is a minute, beveled edge. The angle of the edge is between 14 and 15 degrees. To appreciate the quality of the edge, you must first look at its incredible mirror polish and then try cutting with it. Kataoka has achieved the perfect balance between sharpness and strength with the SAN edge.

Our Price $75.95

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Tamahagane SAN Kyoto Damascus Steel with Black Mikarta Handle Chef's Knife, 10.5-Inches

Tamahagane SNK1103

Features

The 63-ply stainless steel has an original thickness of 20 mm and is thinned by repeated rolling to a thickness of 2 mm. You might want to look at this rolling process as a modern forging technique. Also, this rolling process removes all the impurities in the steel leaving you with a very hard, very pure stainless steel. After the rolling processes, the V-G No. 5 cutting edge reaches a hardness of 58-60 degrees on the Rockwell scale and a final thickness of .65 mm. The outside layers each reach a thickness of .675 mm.
There are several different VG stainless steels. Kataoka selected V-G No. 5 stainless steel for the SAN KYOTO knives, because V-G No. 5 can be hardened as hard as any of the other V-G steels but has superior edge retention. Using scientific testing equipment (CATRA), Kataoka was able to show that their knives stayed sharper longer than knives made from other VG steels.
The edge on the SAN KYOTO knives is a minute, beveled edge. The angle of the edge is between 14 and 15 degrees. To appreciate the quality of the edge, you must first look at its incredible mirror polish and then try cutting with it. Kataoka has achieved the perfect balance between sharpness and strength with the SAN edge.
The SAN KYOTO knives are balanced with a stainless steel weight which attaches to the tang and is visible at the heel of the handle. Not only does this add to the beauty of the SAN KYOTO design, it also creates fantastic balance.

Our Price $215.95

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Tamahagane SAN Kyoto Damascus Steel with Black Mikarta Handle Chef's Knife, 8-Inch

Tamahagane SNK1105

Features

The 63-ply stainless steel has an original thickness of 20 mm and is thinned by repeated rolling to a thickness of 2 mm. You might want to look at this rolling process as a modern forging technique. Also, this rolling process removes all the impurities in the steel leaving you with a very hard, very pure stainless steel. After the rolling processes, the V-G No. 5 cutting edge reaches a hardness of 58-60 degrees on the Rockwell scale and a final thickness of .65 mm. The outside layers each reach a thickness of .675 mm.
There are several different VG stainless steels. Kataoka selected V-G No. 5 stainless steel for the SAN KYOTO knives, because V-G No. 5 can be hardened as hard as any of the other V-G steels but has superior edge retention. Using scientific testing equipment (CATRA), Kataoka was able to show that their knives stayed sharper longer than knives made from other VG steels.
The edge on the SAN KYOTO knives is a minute, beveled edge. The angle of the edge is between 14 and 15 degrees. To appreciate the quality of the edge, you must first look at its incredible mirror polish and then try cutting with it. Kataoka has achieved the perfect balance between sharpness and strength with the SAN edge.
The SAN KYOTO knives are balanced with a stainless steel weight which attaches to the tang and is visible at the heel of the handle. Not only does this add to the beauty of the SAN KYOTO design, it also creates fantastic balance.

Our Price $170.95

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Tamahagane SAN 3-ply Special Steel with Black Mikarta Handle Chef's Knife, 10.5-Inch

Tamahagane SNM1103

Features

Manufactured by Kataoka and Company in Niigata, Japan.
The knife from the Tamahagane SNM series is 3 layers of steel: the middle of the blade is made of hard, but fragile VG5 steel, which is supplemented with 2 layers of mild steel, making the blade very strong, hard, but at the same time retains its flexibility and does not lend itself to distortion and kinks. The knife is fully balanced and very easy to use in any kitchen.
After the rolling processes, the marerial of VG5 becomes harder and harder to be 61 degrees Rockwell Hardness in the final thickness of 0.65 mm. Meanwhile, the two outside layers of SUS410 will remain at 28 to 32 degrees to strengthen the blade and protect against damage and corrosion.
Sharpness is is the outstanding feature of the knife. The blade is sharper and remains sharpness longer than normal knives.

Our Price $125.95

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Tamahagane SAN Tsubame Hammered 3-ply Special Steel with Black Mikarta Handle Chef's Knife, 10.5-Inch

Tamahagane SNMH1103

Features

Manufactured by Kataoka and Company in Niigata, Japan.
The 3-ply stainless steel starts out with a thickness of 20mm and with a modern repeated rolling-forging technique, it is thinned to a thickness of 2mm. This rolling technique also removes all of the impurities in the steel resulting in a very hard, pure stainless steel. After the rolling process is completed, the VG No.5 cutting edge obtains a hardness of 61 minute degrees on the Rockwell scale with a final thickness of 0.65mm, while the outer layers each obtain a thickness of 0.675mm.
The edge on the SAN knives is a beveled edge with the angle being between 14 and 15 degrees. When you look at the awesome mirror polish and try cutting with it, then you will appreciate the quality of the edge. Kataoka has once again achieved the optimal balance between strength and sharpness with the SAN and SAN TSUBAME Knives edges.
The blade of the SAN TSUBAME is hand-hammered half way down from the spine. The whole blade is then sandblasted but this technique only affects the soft SUS410 stainless steel outer layers thus leaving this layer with a matte finish and the core VG No. 5 with a mirror finish. The sandblasting and hammering process gives the SAN TSUBAME a highly rich appearance.

Our Price $125.95

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Tamahagane SAN Tsubame Hammered 3-ply Special Steel with Black Mikarta Handle Chef's Knife, 7-Inch

Tamahagane SNMH1106

Features

Manufactured by Kataoka and Company in Niigata, Japan.
The 3-ply stainless steel starts out with a thickness of 20mm and with a modern repeated rolling-forging technique, it is thinned to a thickness of 2mm. This rolling technique also removes all of the impurities in the steel resulting in a very hard, pure stainless steel. After the rolling process is completed, the VG No.5 cutting edge obtains a hardness of 61 minute degrees on the Rockwell scale with a final thickness of 0.65mm, while the outer layers each obtain a thickness of 0.675mm.
The edge on the SAN knives is a beveled edge with the angle being between 14 and 15 degrees. When you look at the awesome mirror polish and try cutting with it, then you will appreciate the quality of the edge. Kataoka has once again achieved the optimal balance between strength and sharpness with the SAN and SAN TSUBAME Knives edges.
The blade of the SAN TSUBAME is hand-hammered half way down from the spine. The whole blade is then sandblasted but this technique only affects the soft SUS410 stainless steel outer layers thus leaving this layer with a matte finish and the core VG No. 5 with a mirror finish. The sandblasting and hammering process gives the SAN TSUBAME a highly rich appearance.

Our Price $80.95

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