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DCI2026 No. 2: tanto-style chef knife, RWL34 over Ladder core, African blackwood handle, by Island Castle Tools

DCI2026 No. 2 · Tanto-Style Chef Knife 189 mm – RWL34 over Ladder Core, African Blackwood

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DCI2026 No. 2: tanto-style chef knife, RWL34 over Ladder core, African blackwood handle, by Island Castle Tools
  • DCI2026 No. 2: tanto-style chef knife, RWL34 over Ladder core, African blackwood handle, by Island Castle Tools
  • 189 mm tanto-style chef knife standing upright, Ladder pattern along the edge
  • RWL34 cladding and Ladder core of the 189 mm tanto-style chef knife
  • African blackwood handle and bronze guard of the 189 mm tanto-style chef knife
  • Close-up of the Ladder Damasteel core at the tanto tip
  • DCI2026 No. 2: tanto-style chef knife, RWL34 over Ladder core, African blackwood handle, by Island Castle Tools
  • 189 mm tanto-style chef knife standing upright, Ladder pattern along the edge
  • RWL34 cladding and Ladder core of the 189 mm tanto-style chef knife
  • African blackwood handle and bronze guard of the 189 mm tanto-style chef knife
  • Close-up of the Ladder Damasteel core at the tanto tip
DCI2026 No. 2 · Tanto-Style Chef Knife 189 mm – RWL34 over Ladder Core, African Blackwood

DCI2026 No. 2 · Tanto-Style Chef Knife 189 mm – RWL34 over Ladder Core, African Blackwood

€0,00

A slender tanto-style chef knife: clean RWL34 cladding that opens onto a Ladder pattern core along the edge.

Made for the Damasteel® Chef Invitational 2026 and forged by hand in Latvia by Island Castle Tools. One of one.

Specifications

Category Chef/Forged
Type Laminate
Blade construction RWL34 claddings over Ladder core
Blade geometry Convex
Cutting edge Convex
Blade finish Polished
Hardness HRC 62
Blade length 189 mm
Blade height 41 mm
Spine thickness 2.79 mm
Overall length 321 mm
Weight 149 g
Handle Grenadilla (African blackwood)
Handle finish Natural wax
Guard & accents Antique bronze, paper micarta

Shipping

This knife will be dispatched two weeks after the Damasteel® Chef Invitational 2026, as the collection will also be shown in Art to Expose the Metal, a knife exhibition at the Mencendorf Museum in Riga’s Old Town. Thank you for letting us share these pieces with exhibition visitors before they reach their new homes.

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