This SHAN ZU chef knife is built around a Japanese steel core<\/strong> made from 10Cr15MoV<\/strong>, with a reported hardness of 62HRC<\/strong>. It is designed to be sharp, durable, and suitable for everyday kitchen prep, from slicing vegetables to cutting meat and fish.<\/p>\n The blade is made with a Damascus-style layered steel construction using repeated folding and forging. SHAN ZU describes this as a real Damascus pattern<\/strong>, rather than a laser-etched surface finish. The layered build is intended to improve corrosion resistance, rust prevention, and toughness<\/strong>.<\/p>\n The knife has a visible pattern on the blade that becomes more pronounced after polishing.<\/p>\n The knife uses a frosted G10 glass fibre handle<\/strong>, chosen for a solid feel and comfortable grip. Its octagonal shape is designed to give better balance and control during cutting.<\/p>\n SHAN ZU includes a 12-month warranty<\/strong> on this knife range. If there is an issue, the manufacturer advises getting in touch for support.<\/p>\n The blade uses a layered steel construction with a Damascus-style pattern, made through folding and forging rather than laser etching.<\/p>\n The core is made from 10Cr15MoV Japanese steel<\/strong>, with additional carbon steel layers forming the outer structure.<\/p>\n The blade is 8 inches<\/strong> long, and the handle is 5.3 inches<\/strong> long.<\/p>\n The knife uses a G10 glass fibre handle with an octagonal shape, designed for a secure and balanced grip.<\/p>\n This is a well-specified 8″ chef knife with a layered steel build and a G10 handle. It covers everyday prep work neatly and has the kind of construction that should suit a home cook looking for a sharper, more substantial kitchen knife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u3010Japanese Steel Knife Core, Super Sharp\u3011SHAN ZU chef’s knife core is made of Damascus Japanese steel 10Cr15MoV that has high hardness(62HRC), anti-corrosion, and wear-resistant features; combined with advanced modern forging technique, you will get a super sharp kitchen knife.Key Features<\/h2>\n
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Blade and Construction<\/h2>\n
Handle<\/h2>\n
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Warranty<\/h2>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n
Is this a full Damascus blade?<\/h3>\n
What is the blade made from?<\/h3>\n
How long is the knife?<\/h3>\n
Is the handle comfortable to hold?<\/h3>\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n
\n\u3010REAL Damascus Knife, not Lazer Etched\u3011Damascus knife is famous for its beautiful pattern, SHAN ZU Damascus pattern technique involves layering sheets of carbon steel, and applying excessive heat treatments with repeated folding and forging until the blade pattern is formed. The pattern gets more visible after polishing. In modern-day, there is a fake Damascus knife that has merely been laser-etched (surface treated) to produce a pattern, it is fake Damascus since the pattern can be worn away.
\n\u3010Forged by 67-Layer sheets of steel, Long-Lasting Use\u3011Besides on the knife core, there are still 66 layers of carbon steel that are forged on the blade. A total of 67 layers of steel structure greatly enhances the characteristics of corrosion resistance, rust prevention, and toughness, it would be a long-lasting use utility knife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":158581,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[32579,32115,32114,32409,32390],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-158579","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-carving-knives","7":"product_cat-cooking-and-dining","8":"product_cat-home-and-kitchen","9":"product_cat-kitchen-knives","10":"product_cat-kitchen-tools-and-gadgets","11":"pa_manufacturer-shan-zu","12":"pa_brand-shan-zu","13":"pa_style-name-damascus-chef-knife","15":"first","16":"instock","17":"shipping-taxable","18":"product-type-external"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/158579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=158579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158581"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=158579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=158579"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=158579"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishwinecentre.co.uk\/englishwine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=158579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}