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8" Chef Knife - Zhen Series (PM8O)

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The everyday workhorse of the Zhen Series. A 67-layer Damascus chef knife built around a 10Cr15CoMoV cutting core, hardened to 60±2 HRC and ground to 15° per side. The octagonal handle pairs olive wood with black buffalo horn, set on a full-tang blade for balance you feel the moment you pick it up. This is the knife that does most of the work in a kitchen — rocking, slicing, dicing, prep from start to finish.

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15° Per Side

Double Bevel

60 HRC

Damascus Core

Full Tang

Octagonal Handle

Reach for this when the cutting board has a whole chicken waiting to be broken down, or a pile of onions for a Sunday ragu that won't chop themselves. The 8.5-inch chef knife is the blade you'll use more than any other in the Zhen Series. Long enough to work through a butternut without the tip lifting off the board, light enough to rock-chop herbs for twenty minutes without your wrist complaining.

Damascus Steel That Earns Its Keep

The core is 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless steel, wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus and vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC. That hardness is why the edge holds through an entire prep session rather than starting to slip after the first twenty minutes. The flowing Damascus pattern also helps the blade release dense produce like raw pumpkin and raw beetroot, where a plain stainless blade would drag and stick on every stroke.

Olive Wood and Buffalo Horn, Octagonal Build

The handle pairs olive wood with genuine black buffalo horn at the collar. It's an octagonal profile: the flat faces lock your grip in place whether you're pinching the blade for control or wrapping the full hand around for a power cut through a dense root. One continuous bar of steel runs from the tip through to the butt of the handle, so the balance sits right at your pinch grip. It won't rattle. It won't flex. Long sessions don't leave you with hand fatigue at the heel.

Specifications

Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
Blade Profile: 8.5-inch chef knife, Western curve
Handle: Olive Wood & Black Buffalo Horn (Octagonal), full-tang
Use: Your daily driver for rock-chopping herbs, breaking down proteins, and working through root vegetables.
Series: Zhen Series (PM8O)
Model: PM8O-CS

Complete Your Set

Pair it with the Zhen 7.5" Santoku (PM8O-RS) for push-cut vegetable work where the chef knife's rocking profile is the wrong shape, and the Zhen 8.5" Bunka (PM8O-QFD) for the precision tip work this broader blade can't do.

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.)

Blade: 67 layers Damascus steel with a 10Cr15CoMoV cutting core
Cladding: 316/316L stainless steel (66 cladding layers)
Hardness: 60±2 HRC
Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
Edge: 15° per side, double bevel (15°±1)
Blade length: 8.5" (approx. 215 mm)
Tang: full tang
Handle: olive wood and black buffalo horn, octagonal wa-style
Blade finish: polished
Origin: made in Yangjiang, China
Care: hand wash only, dry thoroughly
Warranty: lifetime (manufacturing defects)

Zhen Series · Chef Knife

The blade that earns its place on the board

If you own one knife in the Zhen Series, make it this one. The chef knife is the daily driver — long enough to slice and dice, balanced enough to rock through herbs and onions without fatigue. A 67-layer Damascus blade over a 10Cr15CoMoV core gives you a hard, keen edge with a flank that flexes the way good steel should. Premium in the hand, but built to be used every single day.

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Length · Balance · Edge

Built for the work, not the shelf

An 8.5-inch blade covers the full range of prep — long pulls through proteins, fast rocking on aromatics, clean sectioning of large veg. The 60±2 HRC core holds its 15°-per-side edge through real use, while the full-tang construction keeps weight settled at the bolster so the knife does the cutting for you.

8.5" blade
60±2 HRC
15° per side
Full tang

The Steel

67-layer Damascus over a hardened core

The pattern is not cosmetic. A 10Cr15CoMoV cutting core is clad in 67 layers of Damascus steel, then taken through vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle to lock the structure at 60±2 HRC. That combination is what lets the edge run thin at 15° per side and stay sharp through daily prep. The flowing grain you see on the flank is the layered forging itself — real Damascus, not an etched print.

Specification

The details.

TypeChef Knife

Blade length215mm

Weight154g

Steel10Cr15CoMoV

Cladding67-layer Damascus

Hardness60±2 HRC

Edge angle15 (degrees per side, double bevel; stated 15°±1)

ConstructionFull Tang

HandleOlive Wood+Black Buffalo Horn

Made inChina (Yangjiang)

Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.

In The Hand

Olive wood, buffalo horn, octagonal grip

The handle is octagonal in the traditional Japanese wa style, shaped from olive wood with a black buffalo horn collar. The flats give your fingers a defined, repeatable grip whether you pinch the blade or hold the handle. Sitting on a full tang, the knife balances near the bolster — so longer prep sessions stay controlled and low-effort.

The difference

Why this knife

Xinzuo Zhen Chef Knife

Genuine 67-layer Damascus over a 10Cr15CoMoV core
Hardened to 60±2 HRC with vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
Ground to 15° per side for a keen, thin edge
Full-tang blade with olive wood and buffalo horn octagonal handle
Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects

Generic Damascus chef knife

Often an etched pattern over a soft, unstated steel
No published hardness or heat-treatment process
Thicker factory edge, vaguely specified
Partial or hidden tang, moulded handle
Limited or no warranty

In the box

Everything it comes with.

One 8.5" Zhen Series Damascus chef knife
Handmade premium gift box
Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects

Arrives ready to gift.

Zhen Series

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Zhen Series · Chef Knife

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FAQs

Is the Damascus real or just a pattern?

It is real. The blade is 67 layers of Damascus steel forge-clad around a 10Cr15CoMoV core. The grain on the flank is the layered steel itself, not an etched or printed design.

How hard is the steel and will it hold an edge?

The core is hardened to 60±2 HRC using vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle. That hardness lets the edge run thin at 15° per side and hold through everyday prep.

What is the blade length?

The blade is 8.5 inches (about 215 mm) — a true chef-knife length suited to slicing, dicing and rocking through most kitchen tasks.

This knife is made in China — does that affect quality?

It is made in Yangjiang, China, long known as the country's centre of knife-making. The materials and process are fully specified: genuine Damascus, a named core steel, a stated hardness, and a controlled heat treatment.

What is the handle made of?

An octagonal wa-style handle in olive wood with a black buffalo horn collar, set on a full-tang blade for balance and a secure grip.

Can it go in the dishwasher?

No. Hand wash only with warm water and mild detergent, then dry thoroughly. Avoid cutting bone, ice or coconut shells, and store in a block or on a magnetic strip.

Is there a warranty?

Yes — a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.