N690 Full Tang Cleaver Chef Knife Blank - NC10
A cleaver-style chef blade brings mass to the cut. The tall, heavy face lets gravity do the work through squash, poultry joints and dense root vegetables.
N690 hits the balance most makers want: it takes a keen edge, holds it through a service, and sharpens back without a fight. The high chromium content makes it forgiving around acidic food and standing water.
We buy our steel direct from Voestalpine, grind each blade by hand on the belt grinder, and return the finished blanks to Voestalpine for professional heat treatment. No guesswork, no garage quenching.
Specifications
Steel : Böhler N690 Stainless Steel
Hardness : 58-59 HRC
Thickness : 2.7 mm (0.11 in)
Blade Length : 155 mm (6.1 in)
OAL : 275 mm (10.8 in)
Max Width : 65 mm (2.6 in)
Tang : Full Tang
Pin Holes : 6 mm (0.24 in)
Grinding : High Flat Ground
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. Sent sharpened as standard. Add a note at checkout if you want it left unsharpened for your own edge work.
We ship UPS Express worldwide. Expect 1-3 business days across Europe and 2-5 to the USA.