Zwilling Bob Kramer Carbon Damascus 8" Chefs Knife

[JohnnyChance]

They just couldn't leave a good thing alone:









250 made, unknown carbon steel, $1800.

Made in Germany! You know the Germans make good stuff.

[tk59]

Pretty cool. "Fire-welded" and a real Kramer pin, to boot! Some Germans make really good stuff.

[Andrew H]

But you get free shipping....

[JohnnyChance]

Pretty cool. "Fire-welded" and a real Kramer pin, to boot! Some Germans make really good stuff.

Yeah. Like Shamwows.

Did "African Blackwood" not sound fancy enough, so they referred to it as "Grenadille" instead? Racists!!

[SeanRogerPierce]

Grenadille is the more precise name. At least in a german translation "African Blackwood" would be "African Ebony" and Grenadille is not from the Ebony Family, but a kind of Palisander.

[JohnnyChance]

Grenadille is the more precise name. At least in a german translation "African Blackwood" would be "African Ebony" and Grenadille is not from the Ebony Family, but a kind of Palisander.

I stand corrected then. I had read it was interchangeable and used to describe african blackwood and some similar ones.

[EdipisReks]

yep. grenadilla (the stuff clarinets and oboes are usually made of) is a different wood.

[SeanRogerPierce]

Yes it is interchangeable, but strictly speaking not correct. At least not from a botanical point of view.

[Larrin]

Looks pretty nice. Sure is expensive.

[welshstar]

http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produ...santoku-knives

Is this the same knife with different handle ?