The Yi Series two-piece set covers the two knives a kitchen reaches for most: an 8.5" chef knife for the bulk of the board work and a 5" utility knife for the smaller, in-hand jobs. Both blades are forged from 67 layers of Damascus steel over a 10Cr15CoMoV core, set into full-tang Rosewood handles, and arrive in a gift box.
2 Pieces
Chef + Utility
67-Layer Damascus
Matched Set
Gift Boxed
Ready to Give
Most nights you reach for two knives. This pair covers both: the 8.5" Yi Series Chef Knife for everything on the board, and the 3.5" Paring Knife for anything that needs a steadier hand. One gift box, no filler blades. Every task in your weeknight rotation is covered between these two.
Both blades are built from a 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus, vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC. That hardness is where edge retention comes from: you won't be dulling these on a pile of carrots or a block of cheese. The Damascus ripples differently across every blade, so no two sets look quite the same.
Both handles are rosewood, triple-riveted to a full-tang blade. One solid bar of steel runs from tip to butt on each knife, so the balance sits right at your pinch grip. Rosewood is dense and slow to absorb moisture, which means it stays grippy and doesn't swell near the sink over time.
Add the Yi Series 7" Santoku for push-cut vegetable prep where the chef knife is more blade than you need, or the 5" Utility Knife for tasks that fall between these two.
All our knives arrive in a beautiful, premium gift box that's ready to impress. (Whether it's for a very lucky cook, or just for you.)
Steel Type: 10Cr15CoMoV Core
Hardness: 60±2 HRC
Construction: 67-Layer Damascus
Handle: Rosewood
Heat Treatment: Vacuum & Cryo Treated
YI SERIES · B27
A complete starting kitchen does not need ten knives. It needs a chef knife to carry the board and a utility knife for everything too small for it. The Yi Series set is exactly that pairing, built to the same spec: 67-layer Damascus steel folded over a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC, ground to 15° per side. Full-tang, triple-riveted Rosewood handles on both.
In stock. Ships from Australia.
WHY THE SET
Buy a chef and a utility knife separately and you can end up with two different steels, two different handles, two different edges. This set is one build across both knives, so the Damascus core, the 60±2 HRC heat treatment and the Rosewood handle feel the same in either hand. One vacuum-heat-treated, deep-frozen spec, two sizes, both backed by a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
IN THE BOX
Two knives. The 8.5" Chef Knife (210mm blade, 55mm tall, 2.2mm spine, 269g) is the workhorse for slicing, dicing and chopping vegetables, herbs and proteins. The 5" Utility Knife (130mm blade, 2.0mm spine, 115g) handles the closer work, trimming, smaller produce, sandwiches and tasks where a full chef knife is more blade than you want. Both share the 67-layer Damascus construction and Rosewood handle.
WHO IT IS FOR
This is the set for someone outfitting a first proper kitchen, or for gifting: it arrives in a gift box and covers the two jobs most cooking actually needs. The chef knife does the heavy lifting, the utility knife fills the gaps, and there is nothing here you will not use. Hand wash only, both knives, to keep the Damascus and Rosewood in good order.
The difference
8.5" Chef Knife
5" Utility Knife
Yi Series
FAQs
Two: an 8.5" chef knife (210mm blade) and a 5" utility knife (130mm blade). The chef knife carries most board work; the utility knife handles smaller, closer tasks.
Yes. Both knives use 67 layers of Damascus steel folded over a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC.
Rosewood, on both knives. The tangs are full-length and triple-riveted.
Both blades are ground to 15° per side (15°±1).
No. Hand wash only to protect the Damascus blades and Rosewood handles.
Yes, the set ships in a gift box.
Yes, a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.
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