This is a compact Western chef’s knife for preparing meat, fish and vegetables. Similar in size to a Santoku, it has a little more curve towards the front of the blade, allowing a comfortable rocking motion on the board. It works equally well with push cuts, pull cuts and straightforward downward chopping, making it a useful knife for everyday cooking.

The blade has Damascus cladding around an Apex Ultra core, with pure nickel separating the core from the cladding on each side. It’s forged thin, with a gradual taper towards the tip, while retaining a stiff, controlled feel in use.

Apex Ultra takes a very fine cutting edge and offers excellent edge retention while remaining relatively easy to sharpen. The blade will develop a patina with use and should be washed and dried after each use.

The handle is made from cross-cut dark walnut, stabilised here in my workshop, with a green G10 spacer adding a little colour alongside the dark timber.

• Blade length: 180 mm

• Blade height at the heel: 58 mm

• Blade height one inch before the tip: 27 mm

• Spine thickness: 3.7 mm at the ricasso, 1.9 mm midway, 1.3 mm one inch before the tip

• Core steel: Apex Ultra 67HRC

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