Sirona
"Sirona" Fine Chef's Knife
- Size (Knife): Length overall: 13.4" (34.0 cm), Blade Length (at cutting edge): 8.8" (22.4 cm), Thickness: .176" (4.5 mm)
- Weight: Knife: 1 lb. (454 grams) Sheath: 10.5 oz. (298 grams)
- Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to Rockwell C61, mirror polished
- Fittings/Bolsters: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel, mirror polished
- Handle: Polished Green Orbicular Agate Gemstone
- Sheath: Kydex, 304 Stainless Steel Fasteners
- Knife: The Sirona is named for a Celtic
Goddess, a healing deity. This Sirona is a derivation of an old
classic Sabatier chef's knife, but with some beautiful and
unique
distinctions. I designed this Sirona as a a singular piece that would accomplish
most of the culinary cutting tasks with elegance and style. The
Sirona has a striking yet reasonable blade, substantially made of 440C high
chromium martensitic tool steel, for extremely high corrosion
resistance, high wear resistance, and high toughness. The blade is
deeply hollow ground and artistically milled for weight reduction and for
easy freeing of cut foodstuffs from the blade. The entire blade body
and milled artwork are polished inside and out for easy cleaning. I
made this blade ultra-hard, 61 on the Rockwell C scale. The reason
for this is ultimate edge holding ability. This Sirona has
substantial milling and with this feature, needed to have plenty of
hardness for minimal sharpening. That way, it will take many decades
before the blade ever approaches the milling through sharpenings.
Frankly, I wanted a tremendously long lasting, hard blade. I also
made the spine thick enough to support the milled blade, and prevent all
flexing. The high hardness has the added advantage of improved
corrosion resistance over a softer blade, as 440C's corrosion
resistance is higher the harder the blade is. The grinds are
extremely well matched, side to side, and the curvature of the edge
will offer great rocking motion on the board. The knife has a
razor-keen single bevel cutting edge. The spine is
generous, and the fully tapered tang has full vine hand filework
throughout for great handmade distinction. The knife
is bolstered in zero-care 304 high nickel, high chromium austenitic
stainless steel for the greatest toughness and corrosion resistance
of any stainless steel. So tough is this steel, it is used for
stainless nuts, bolts, and fasteners. So corrosion resistant is it
that the finest stainless cookware is made of 304. The front
bolster is sculpted with a pleasing geometry that allows a comfortable
pinch grip or thumb rest along the spine, and it is contoured and
polished throughout for comfort and easy cleaning. The rear bolster is angled and with a great
drop for the heel of the palm and a good quillon, which makes the knife a
pleasure to hold. The bolsters are dovetailed and bed a pair of
beautiful polished Green Orbicular Agate gemstone handle scales, in
which white agate orbs float in a body of green transparent and
translucent agate. This is a very hard gemstone, with a glassy
polished surface and it's durable and smoothly rounded for a wonderful feel. The balance point of the knife is
exactly at the forefinger placement, and the knife feels strong
and ready in the hand. The hard edge and point are unstoppable on
the board; this is a serious, large and durable knife made for
cutting.
- Sheath: I made a durable,
convenient slip sheath to protect the blade and other utensils and
the hand, made in double thickness black kydex,
with full kydex welts, secured with all 304 stainless steel Chicago
screws for zero care. The sheath protects all the blade in
storage yet leaves
the handle easily accessible for quick use.
- A fine chef's knife with a super-hard and highly corrosion
resistant blade, ready for culinary creation.
Thanks, P. S.!
Hi Jay,
Your knife safely arrived about 2:00 PM today, It found a new home in my Kitchen, YEA.
Thank you, I fell so blessed to have one of your works of art.
--P. S.
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