Stainless Steel 8" Western Chef Knife Sheath:Knife + Black Leather Sheath Strops can be used alone

Strops can be used alone to maintain an edge and especially with a thin edge such as on a culinary blade may be all that is needed to regularly maintain the edge

and has the right edge geometry for rocking

The thin point helps to pierce skin and do precise work

OAL: 12" (300 mm)

the brass and steel handles may begin to oxidize

Stainless Steel 8" Western Chef Knife Sheath:Knife + Black Leather Sheath Strops can be used aloneThis 8" Western style Chef knife is hand forged from AEBL High Carbon Stainless Steel. This steel is very durable and holds an excellent edge. This steel performs very similarly to a high end carbon steel, while being fully stainless. The full tang blade is 3 32" thick at the spine and has a full distal taper toward the tip, and a thin edge which holds up well on meat and vegetables. As this blade is hand forged, I left a bit of the forge scale by the