Ref: DMK0209 Damascus chef knife Features: Blade size: 20cm ( 8inch ) Blade thick: 2.0 to 2.2 mm Blade material: Stainless damascus steel from Japan, made of 101 layers, core steel is 440C or VG10 steel Damascus blade patterns: we can customize specific patterns according to customer request Luxury micarta handle with steel bolster and steel butt cap Special notice: the edge is sharpened by professional sharpening machine with cooling water system, in this way, even after high speed sharpening by professional sand wheel, the edge keeps low temperature . In this way, the edge keeps super hardness and good edge retention quality. Not like normal quality business knives, after edge sharpening ( high temperature occurs), the edge hardness decease and become “ soft” Quick and professional sharpness testing: take a dry paper tissue and fold it into 150 layers, then draw-cut the paper tissue layers quickly, the tissue layers is cut into two parts smoothly. take a normal knife from market, repeat above testing steps, you will find normal knife can not do this job Package: Luxury and sturday gift box or wooden box with EVA base