AEB-L Full Tang Chef Knife Blank - AC05 (AC05)

AEB-L Full Tang Chef Knife Blank - AC05

Full tang construction is the straightforward route for a first build: two scales, a few pins, and a knife that will outlast its maker.

Few stainless steels sharpen as easily as AEB-L. The fine grain structure takes a keen edge quickly and holds it well at kitchen hardness, with corrosion resistance to match.

The steel comes straight from Voestalpine. Profiling and grinding happen on our benches; hardening and tempering go back to the mill, where the heat treat is done to spec rather than by eye.

Specifications
Steel : Uddeholm AEB-L Stainless Steel
Hardness : 58-60 HRC
Thickness : 2.5 mm
Blade Length : 160 mm
Total Length : 310 mm
Max Width : 50 mm
Tang : Full Tang
Pin Holes : 6 mm
Grinding : High Flat Ground
***1 inch = 25.4 mm

Handle stock, pins, epoxy — that is the whole remaining job. The tang comes drilled and the profile needs no further grinding.

Chef and kitchen knife blanks are our speciality, but the same workshop turns out EDC, bushcraft and hunting blade blanks from the same Voestalpine stock. Ships sharpened and ready for handle work — tell us if you would rather finish the edge yourself. Worldwide UPS shipping: 1-3 business days to Europe, 2-5 to the USA.