N690 Full Tang Gyuto Chef Knife Blank - NC05
A full tang gyuto marries Japanese blade shape to Western build. The forward balance stays, but the handle becomes a straightforward two-scale job.
Böhler N690 is the workhorse stainless of the knife world. Cobalt and vanadium give it fine grain and genuine edge retention, while 17% chromium keeps corrosion at bay in a wet kitchen.
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 : 2.5 mm (0.1 in)
Blade Length : 160 mm (6.3 in)
OAL : 295 mm (11.6 in)
Max Width : 45 mm (1.8 in)
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. Arrives ground and sharpened, so the only work left is the handle. Ask for it unsharpened if you prefer.
Shipped worldwide with UPS Express. 1-3 business days to Europe, 2-5 to the USA.
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Manufacturer
Böhler (Voestalpine)