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7" Chinese Cleaver - Elegant Series (B38L)

A wide, rectangular Chinese cleaver (caidao) built for fast vegetable prep and clean slicing of boneless meat. The 67-layer Damascus blade pairs a 10Cr15CoMoV core with a 316L stainless cladding, ground to 15° per side and finished with a Linen Micarta handle. Full tang, 60±2 HRC. This is a slicing cleaver, not a bone chopper.

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15° Per Side

Thin Slicing Edge

67-Layer Damascus

60±2 HRC

Full Tang

Linen Micarta

Reach for this when you're working through a pile of napa cabbage or slicing a block of firm tofu into even planks. The Chinese cleaver's wide rectangular blade lets you scoop everything straight off the board and into the wok without touching the bench twice. It looks like too much knife until it's in your hand. Then it's hard to put down.

The Rectangular Blade Advantage

A Chinese cleaver isn't a bone chopper. It's a vegetable knife with a flat, broad blade that moves fast through brassicas and dense root vegetables alike. The 10Cr15CoMoV core is vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC, so the edge holds through a long prep session where a softer blade would dull mid-pile. Wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus cladding, the spine is also wide enough to crush a garlic clove flat before you start chopping.

Linen Micarta Handle, Full-Tang Build

The linen Micarta handle doesn't absorb vegetable moisture or loosen near a sink. It grips whether your hands are dry or damp from washing produce. Full-tang construction means one bar of steel runs from the tip of the blade to the butt of the handle, so the balance point sits further back than you'd expect for a blade this wide. It's nimble once you're moving.

Specifications

Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
Blade Profile: 7-inch Chinese cleaver, rectangular blade
Handle: Linen Micarta, full-tang
Use: Slicing brassicas, tofu, cucumbers, and spring onions; scooping chopped ingredients off the board; crushing garlic with the spine.
Series: Elegant Series (B38L)
Model: B38L-DC

Complete Your Set

Pair it with other pieces in the Elegant Series for a full Damascus lineup with the same linen Micarta handle throughout.

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Blade type: Chinese cleaver (caidao), slicing
Blade length: 7.5 in / 184 mm
Blade: 67-layer Damascus steel
Core steel: 10Cr15CoMoV
Cladding: 316L stainless steel (66 outer Damascus layers)
Hardness: 60±2 HRC
Heat treatment: Vacuum heat treatment + deep-freeze (cryogenic)
Edge angle: 15°±1 per side
Handle: Linen Micarta
Tang: Full tang
Country of origin: China
Warranty: Lifetime against manufacturing defects

Elegant Series

The Chinese Cleaver That Lives on Your Veg Board

The Elegant Series B38L is a caidao — the broad rectangular cleaver Chinese cooks reach for all day. Its 7.5-inch blade rocks through onions, sheets cabbage, batons carrots and slices boneless chicken or pork with a single confident stroke. The tall face doubles as a scoop to ferry prep from board to wok. Built on a 67-layer Damascus blade and a Linen Micarta handle, it is a daily workhorse with the finish of a centrepiece.

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Slicer, Not a Chopper

Know What You're Buying

A Chinese slicing cleaver is built for speed and precision on soft work — vegetables, herbs, and boneless proteins. The thin 15°-per-side edge and broad blade let you slice, mince and scoop in one tool, faster than a chef's knife on volume prep. It is not a bone cleaver: keep it off joints, knuckles and frozen food, and it will hold its edge for years.

Veg prep
Boneless meat
Slice and scoop
Not for bone

The Steel

67 Layers Around a 10Cr15CoMoV Core

A 10Cr15CoMoV core takes and holds the edge, wrapped in 66 outer layers of Damascus cladding for a flowing patterned face. Hardened to 60±2 HRC through vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cryogenic cycle, the blade balances keen sharpness with the toughness a wide cleaver needs. Ground to 15°±1 per side for a clean, low-resistance slice.

Specification

The details.

TypeCleaver Knife

Blade length184mm

Weight279g

Steel10Cr15CoMoV

Cladding67-layer Damascus

Hardness60±2 HRC

Edge angle15°±1 degrees per side

ConstructionFull Tang

HandleLinen Micarta

Made inChina

Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.

In the Hand

Linen Micarta, Full Tang

The handle is Linen Micarta — a resin-set composite that shrugs off moisture and grips well even with wet hands. It runs over a full tang for a balanced, planted feel behind the broad blade, so long prep sessions stay controlled rather than fatiguing.

The difference

Why this knife

Xinzuo Elegant B38L Cleaver

67-layer Damascus over a 10Cr15CoMoV core
60±2 HRC, vacuum + cryo heat treated
15° per side for clean slicing
Full tang, Linen Micarta handle
Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects

Generic Chinese Cleaver

Single stamped stainless blade
Unstated hardness, basic heat treatment
Thicker factory edge
Partial or rat-tail tang, plastic handle
Limited or no warranty

In the box

Everything it comes with.

7" Chinese Cleaver (Elegant Series, B38L-DC)
Branded gift box

Arrives ready to gift.

Elegant Series

Ready when you are.

Elegant Series

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FAQs

Can this cleaver chop through bone?

No. The B38L is a Chinese slicing cleaver (caidao) for vegetables and boneless meat. Keep it off bone, joints and frozen food to protect the thin 15° edge.

Is it for meat or vegetables?

Both, as long as the meat is boneless. It excels at high-volume vegetable prep and slices boneless chicken, pork and beef cleanly.

What steel is the blade?

A 10Cr15CoMoV core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus cladding, hardened to 60±2 HRC with vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle.

How sharp is the edge?

Ground to 15°±1 per side, a thin angle suited to clean, low-resistance slicing.

What is the handle made of?

Linen Micarta, a moisture-resistant resin composite, over a full tang for balance and grip.

How long is the blade?

7.5 inches (184 mm), with a tall broad face you can use to scoop prep off the board.

How do I care for it?

Hand wash and dry straight away, never the dishwasher. Hone regularly and avoid bone or hard frozen food. It carries a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.