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6.5" Butcher's Cleaver - Master Series (B30)
A heavy 7-inch chopping cleaver built for bone and cartilage, not a thin vegetable cleaver. The 67-layer Damascus blade clads a 10Cr15CoMoV core, full-tang through a figured sycamore handle, so you can split poultry, trim joints and break down whole cuts with controlled weight behind every stroke.
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Bone Chopper
Meat & cartilage, not veg
67 Layers
Damascus over 10Cr15CoMoV
60 HRC
15 deg per side
DESCRIPTION
Reach for this when you're splitting a chicken carcass clean through the rib joint, or when a bone-in lamb shoulder is standing between you and Sunday dinner. The 6.5-inch bone chopper is built to cleave, not slice. Heavy spine, short blade, all the weight where you need it for a single confident stroke.
Built for the Joint
A bone chopper lives or dies on its mass. This one carries a thick, heavy spine that drives the edge through cartilage and small bones without you needing to saw or bruise the meat around the joint. The short profile keeps the blade controllable over a cutting board, and the full-tang construction means every gram of that weight sits behind your grip rather than out at the tip.
Damascus Cladding, Hardened Core
The core is 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless, vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC. That hardness is unusual on a bone knife for good reason: it takes a keen edge and holds it through a pile of chicken carcasses, where softer cleavers roll and dent. Wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus cladding for chip resistance on the shoulder of the blade, where most of the impact lands. The figured sycamore handle absorbs that impact without rattling loose over time.
Specifications
- Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
- Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
- Blade Profile: 6.5-inch bone chopper / cleaver
- Handle: Figured sycamore wood, full-tang
- Use: Splitting poultry carcasses and cleaving through bone-in lamb, pork, and chicken joints.
- Series: Master Series (B30)
- Model: B30-KG
Complete Your Set
Pair it with the Master Series 8" Chef Knife (B30-CS) for the prep work once the joints are split, and the Master Series 5" Utility Knife (B30-WY) for the fine trimming jobs where the chopper is too heavy-handed.
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THE NERDY BITS
- Type: Chinese chopping cleaver, rated for bone and cartilage
- Blade: 67 layers Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV steel core
- Cladding: 316/316L stainless steel (33 layers each side, 66 total)
- Hardness: 60 plus or minus 2 HRC
- Edge: 15 degrees per side
- Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
- Blade length: 7 in / 180 mm
- Tang: full tang
- Handle: figured sycamore wood with mosaic brass rivet
- Damascus pattern: rain / raindrop
- Origin: Yangjiang, China
- Care: hand wash only
- Product weight: 400 g
- Warranty: lifetime (brand) plus 30-day money-back (xinzuo.com.au)
MASTER SERIES (B30)
A Cleaver Built to Chop Through Bone
The Master Series B30 is a Chinese-style chopping cleaver rated for bone and cartilage. This is the heavy end of the kitchen: splitting chicken backs, sectioning ribs, breaking down a whole bird. The 67-layer Damascus blade is forged around a 10Cr15CoMoV core and clad in 316/316L stainless, full-tang through figured sycamore. It carries the weight a chopper needs without feeling crude in the hand.
In stock. Ships from Australia. Hand-wash only.
WHY THIS CLEAVER
Weight Where It Counts
A chopping cleaver does its work on momentum. The B30 puts mass behind the edge so a single committed stroke does what a chef's knife cannot. Hardened to 60 plus or minus 2 HRC and ground to 15 degrees per side, the edge is steep enough to survive bone contact yet keeps a clean cutting bevel. Vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle lock in the hardness across the full blade.
- Bone & cartilage
- 60 HRC
- 15 deg per side
- Full tang
THE STEEL
67-Layer Damascus, 10Cr15CoMoV Core
The cutting core is 10Cr15CoMoV, a cobalt-bearing stainless that takes and holds a hard edge. Around it sit 67 layers of folded Damascus with 316/316L stainless cladding, 33 layers each side, that carries the raindrop pattern across the blade. Hardness is 60 plus or minus 2 HRC, set by vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze. Hand wash only.
Specification
The details.
Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.
IN THE HAND
Figured Sycamore, Full Tang
The handle is figured sycamore over a full tang, finished with a mosaic brass rivet at the base. The tang runs the length of the handle so the heft stays balanced behind the edge rather than tipping the blade forward. It is built to take the repeated impact of chopping without loosening.
The difference
Why this knife
Xinzuo B30 Chopping Cleaver
- Rated for bone and cartilage
- 67-layer Damascus over 10Cr15CoMoV core
- 60 HRC, 15 deg per side
- Full tang, figured sycamore handle
- Lifetime warranty plus 30-day money-back
Generic stamped cleaver
- Thin blade not rated for bone
- Single stamped stainless, no core
- Soft edge, vague grind
- Partial or rat-tail tang
- Short or no warranty
In the box
Everything it comes with.
- 6.5" Butcher's Cleaver (7" / 180mm blade)
- Xinzuo gift box
- Lifetime warranty (brand) plus 30-day money-back (xinzuo.com.au)
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Master Series
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MASTER SERIES (B30)
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FAQs
Can this cleaver chop through bone?
Yes. It is a chopping cleaver rated for bone and cartilage, made to split poultry, section ribs and break down whole cuts.
Is this a vegetable cleaver?
No. It is a meat and bone chopper. A thin slicing cleaver is the tool for high-volume vegetable work; the B30 carries weight for chopping.
What steel is the blade?
A 10Cr15CoMoV cutting core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus with 316/316L stainless cladding, hardened to 60 plus or minus 2 HRC.
What is the edge angle?
15 degrees per side, steep enough to hold up to bone contact while keeping a clean cutting bevel.
What is the handle made of?
Figured sycamore wood over a full tang, finished with a mosaic brass rivet at the base.
Can I put it in the dishwasher?
No. Hand wash only and dry it after use to protect the edge and the wood handle.
What warranty does it come with?
A lifetime warranty direct from the brand, plus a 30-day money-back guarantee through xinzuo.com.au.
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