8.5" Chef Knife - Master Series (B30)

MASTER SERIES (B30)
8.5"
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The everyday workhorse from the Master series. A 67-layer Damascus blade over a hardened 10Cr15CoMoV core, ground to 15 degrees per side and set in a figured sycamore handle. At 218g and 8.3 inches it's the do-everything chef knife: rock-chop herbs, break down a chicken, slice an onion paper-thin. Damascus here is structural, not a print.

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Reach for this when you've got a pile of onions to rock-chop for a Sunday ragu, or a butternut squash standing between you and dinner. The 8.3-inch chef knife is the blade you'll use for 90 percent of your weeknight prep, from butterflying a chicken thigh to slicing heirloom tomatoes without crushing the seeds out.

Damascus Steel, Built to Hold

A 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless core sits wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus, then vacuum heat-treated to 60±2 HRC. That hardness is where you earn the knife's price: the edge takes a keen polish and holds it through a full session of chopping without you reaching for a honing rod halfway through. The flowing Damascus cladding also resists chipping on denser produce like raw beetroot or thick-skinned kabocha.

Figured Sycamore, Hidden Rat-Tail Tang (Partial)

The handle is figured sycamore, a dense hardwood with a visible rippled grain that looks different on every piece. It sits low and comfortable whether you're gripping the knife for a power cut through a whole cabbage or choking up for finer work on herbs. The blade sits on a hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with a bolster.

Specifications

  • Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
  • Hardness: 60±2 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
  • Blade Profile: 8.3-inch chef knife, Western curve
  • Handle: Figured sycamore wood, hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with bolster
  • Use: Your daily driver for rock-chopping onions and herbs, slicing proteins, and dicing vegetables.
  • Series: Master Series (B30)
  • Model: B30-CS

Complete Your Set

Pair it with the Master Series 7" Santoku (B30-RS) for push-cut vegetable work, and the Master Series 3.5" Paring Knife (B30-SG) for the small in-hand jobs like deveining prawns or segmenting citrus where this 8.5-incher feels too big.

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THE NERDY BITS
  • Knife type: Chef knife (Master series, B30)
  • Blade length: 210mm / 8.3in
  • Total length: 355mm
  • Blade height: 53.5mm
  • Blade thickness: 2.2mm
  • Handle length: 145mm
  • Weight: 218g
  • Core steel: 10Cr15CoMoV
  • Blade: 67-layer Damascus steel
  • Cladding: 316/316L stainless (33 layers each side, 66 total)
  • Hardness: 60±2 HRC
  • Edge: 15 degrees per side
  • Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment + deep freeze
  • Damascus pattern: raindrop
  • Handle: figured sycamore wood
  • Tang: hidden rat-tail tang (a partial tang) with bolster
  • Rivets: mosaic brass
  • Made in: Yangjiang, China
  • Care: hand wash only, not dishwasher safe

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Details & Specifications

IDEAL FOR:

  • Chopping
  • Slicing
  • Dicing
  • Mincing
  • Vegetables
  • Delicates
  • Meat
  • Fish
TYPE
Chef Knife
STEEL
10Cr15CoMoV
CONSTRUCTION
Hidden rat-tail tang (partial)
BLADE LENGTH
210mm
CLADDING
67-layer Damascus
HANDLE LENGTH
145mm
HANDLE
Figured Sycamore Wood
SPINE
2.2mm
HARDNESS
60±2 HRC
WEIGHT
218g
EDGE ANGLE
15° per side
TOTAL LENGTH
355mm

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