Hello everyone,
Today, I am excited to introduce the second new product from ZEN this month: the APEXULTRA knife. This particular sample was made for myself as a display piece to showcase the craftsmanship and design style you can expect from ZEN's APEXULTRA knives at this price point.
This product features a brushed blade surface, rounded and mirror-polished spine and choil, and a polished brass handle end. The combination of a mirror-polished blade base, spine, and polished brass is a design I personally enjoy, and I hope you will too.
For this product, I currently offer two designs: a 240mm blade with a 3mm spine leaning towards a laser style and a 5mm workhorse. I will provide the blade shape images for reference. The design is slightly widened compared to the knife I released last month, following a friend's advice that on KKF, any gyuto less than 50mm wide doesn't garner much interest. I decided to heed his advice.
Now, let's talk about the blade's specifications. The total blade length is 250mm, with an edge length of 233mm and a width of 53mm. The material is APEXULTRA, with a hardness of 65 HRC, hand-forged and , available in two specifications as shown in the images.
The price for this batch is $350, with a lead time of 25 to 35 days. The extreme heat lately has made it impossible to work in the forge, which affects the production timeline.
laser
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/250mm-apexultra-gyuto-laser
workhorse
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/250mm-apexultra-gyuto-workhorse
Today, I am excited to introduce the second new product from ZEN this month: the APEXULTRA knife. This particular sample was made for myself as a display piece to showcase the craftsmanship and design style you can expect from ZEN's APEXULTRA knives at this price point.
This product features a brushed blade surface, rounded and mirror-polished spine and choil, and a polished brass handle end. The combination of a mirror-polished blade base, spine, and polished brass is a design I personally enjoy, and I hope you will too.
For this product, I currently offer two designs: a 240mm blade with a 3mm spine leaning towards a laser style and a 5mm workhorse. I will provide the blade shape images for reference. The design is slightly widened compared to the knife I released last month, following a friend's advice that on KKF, any gyuto less than 50mm wide doesn't garner much interest. I decided to heed his advice.
Now, let's talk about the blade's specifications. The total blade length is 250mm, with an edge length of 233mm and a width of 53mm. The material is APEXULTRA, with a hardness of 65 HRC, hand-forged and , available in two specifications as shown in the images.
The price for this batch is $350, with a lead time of 25 to 35 days. The extreme heat lately has made it impossible to work in the forge, which affects the production timeline.
laser
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/250mm-apexultra-gyuto-laser
workhorse
https://zenforgedknife.com/products/250mm-apexultra-gyuto-workhorse
