Flowing from the sculpted integral bolster, out along the spine, and dripping down over a solid wall of 52100 high carbon steel is 1095 & 15n20 carbon damascus cladding as only Vermont artist and bladesmith Nick Anger can forge. With the natural, organic feel in the hand that every one-of-a-kind Anger blade seems to uncannily deliver, this 162mm / 6.4″ petty chef knife is built to be any kitchen’s workhorse cutting tool and every chef’s best friend. Standing 52mm tall at the heel in a versatile profile that rocks on the board while presenting a relatively low, pointed tip for detail work, the blade can do it all, the slim yet tough edge ready for the toughest cuts and the most precise slices. As comfortable and ergonomic as it is beautiful, the hand-filling Western style handle combines the damascus steel of the bolster with black micarta, the grain of which appears to flow directly into the movement of the damascus, and finally with a striking piece of curly hop-hornbean wood.