When I find saw blades that aren’t suited for making chef knives, I turn them into something else. In this case, I blended a couple East TN sawmill blades to create a beautiful and tough damascus cladding that is painstakingly laminated over a virgin carbon steel core and copper liner. This striking material features a high contrast presentation finish that is sure to catch your eye. Thin behind the edge and easy to maintain, the blade is balanced with a tapered full tang clad in local redbud.

• size: 9 1/16” blade / 14 1/16” overall / 2 1/16 heel

• weight: 197 grams

• blade: TN lumber mill saw Damascus over carbon steel w/ copper

• handle: east TN redbud / African Blackwood (Paris, clarinet factory), copper