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8" Chef Knife - Yu Series (B13R)

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The Yu Series 8" chef knife is the everyday workhorse — a 67-layer Damascus blade folded over a hardened 10Cr15CoMoV core, ground to 15 degrees per side and set into a full-tang rosewood handle. Built for the work that fills a kitchen day: rocking through onions, breaking down herbs, portioning protein. Balanced at the bolster, hardened to 60±2 HRC, and finished by hand in Yangjiang.

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15° Per Side

Razor-Sharp Edge

60±2 HRC

Damascus Steel

Full Tang

Rosewood Handle

The Yu Series 8-inch Chef Knife is your all-purpose workhorse, perfectly balanced for a wide range of kitchen tasks. From chopping vegetables to slicing meats, this knife delivers exceptional performance and lasting sharpness.

Premium Damascus Steel

The blade is crafted from 67 layers of Damascus steel with a 10Cr15CoMoV core, ensuring exceptional sharpness, durability, and corrosion resistance. The beautiful Damascus pattern adds a touch of elegance to your kitchen.

Ergonomic Rosewood Handle

The full-tang handle is made from Rosewood, providing a comfortable and secure grip. The triple-riveted design ensures long-lasting durability and stability.

Specifications

Blade Length: 8 inches (≈ 20.3 cm)
Blade Material: 67-Layer Damascus Steel with 10Cr15CoMoV Core
Handle Material: Rosewood
HRC: 60-62
Construction: Full Tang

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Blade: 67-layer Damascus steel with a 10Cr15CoMoV core (marketed as VG10-equivalent)
Cladding: 316/316L stainless Damascus, 33 layers each side
Hardness: 60±2 HRC
Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
Edge: 15° per side (manufacturer states 15°±1)
Blade length: 8" (215mm)
Handle: rosewood, full-tang construction
Finish: polished / mirror-polished
Weight: approx. 248g (knife)
Origin: Yangjiang, Guangdong Province, China
Care: hand wash only — not dishwasher safe
Warranty: lifetime against manufacturing defects

YU SERIES · B13R

The Everyday Chef Knife

The chef knife is the one you reach for first, and the one you keep coming back to. The Yu Series 8" is built to be that knife — a 67-layer Damascus blade with a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC and ground to a 15-degree edge per side. Long enough to break down a cabbage, agile enough to mince garlic. This is the workhorse, not the showpiece.

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WHY THIS KNIFE

Length, Balance, Edge

The 8" blade gives you the reach for full rock-chopping and the heft to carry a cut through dense produce, while the full-tang construction balances the weight at the bolster so your hand does less work over a long prep session. The 15-degree edge per side bites cleanly and the 60±2 HRC core holds that edge between sharpenings. One knife that handles most of what a kitchen throws at it.

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

THE STEEL

67 Layers, Real Damascus

This is genuine Damascus, not a cosmetic print. A hardened 10Cr15CoMoV core — marketed as VG10-equivalent — is forge-clad in 67 folded layers of stainless Damascus, 33 each side, so the pattern runs through the steel rather than sitting on the surface. The blade is vacuum heat treated and deep-frozen to lock the core at 60±2 HRC, the hardness that lets a thin 15-degree edge stay sharp through real use.

Specification

The details.

TypeChef Knife

Blade length216mm

Weight248g

Steel10Cr15CoMoV

Cladding67-layer Damascus

Hardness60±2 HRC

Edge angle15 (per side; manufacturer states 15°±1 per side)

ConstructionFull Tang

HandleRosewood

Made inChina (Yangjiang, Guangdong Province)

Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.

IN THE HAND

Full-Tang Rosewood

The blade runs full tang through a rosewood handle, so the steel carries the length of the knife and the weight sits where your pinch grip wants it — at the bolster. Rosewood is dense and warm in the hand, finished to sit comfortably through a long board session. Hand wash and dry it; this blade is not dishwasher safe.

The difference

Why this knife

Yu Series 8" Chef (B13R)

Genuine 67-layer Damascus over a 10Cr15CoMoV core
Vacuum heat treated + deep frozen to 60±2 HRC
15° edge per side for a clean, biting cut
Full-tang rosewood handle, balanced at the bolster
Forged in Yangjiang, the city of knives
Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects

Generic stamped chef knife

Etched or printed 'Damascus look' on plain steel
Softer, uncertain hardness that dulls faster
Thicker factory edge that wedges through produce
Partial tang or moulded plastic handle
Unnamed factory, no provenance
Short or no warranty

In the box

Everything it comes with.

8" Chef Knife — Yu Series (B13R)
Premium handmade magnetic gift box
Lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects

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YU SERIES · B13R

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FAQs

Is the Damascus pattern real or just cosmetic?

It is genuine forged Damascus. A 10Cr15CoMoV core is clad in 67 folded layers of stainless steel — 33 each side — so the pattern is the actual layered structure of the blade, not an etch or print on the surface.

What steel is the core?

The cutting core is 10Cr15CoMoV, marketed as VG10-equivalent. It is vacuum heat treated and deep-frozen to a hardness of 60±2 HRC for edge retention.

Where is this knife made?

It is forged in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province — the centre of China's knife-making industry, where most of the world's quality kitchen and pocket knives are produced.

How sharp is the edge?

The blade is ground to 15 degrees per side (the manufacturer states 15°±1), a thin Japanese-style angle that bites cleanly through produce and protein.

Is it a full-tang knife?

Yes. The blade steel runs full tang through the rosewood handle, which balances the knife at the bolster and adds durability.

Can I put it in the dishwasher?

No. Hand wash and dry it after use — it is not dishwasher safe, and dishwashers damage both the edge and the rosewood handle.

What's the warranty?

It carries a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects.