"Cybele" Fillet, Boning, Chef's, Carving Knife

• Size: Length overall: 11.75" (29.9 cm), Blade Length: 7.5" (19.1 cm), Thickness: .124" (3.1 mm)
• Weight: Knife: 9.5 oz. (269 grams) Sheath: 5.4 oz. (153 grams)
• Blade: 440C High Chromium Martensitic Stainless Tool Steel, Hardened and Tempered to 57HRC
• Bolsters, Fittings: 304 Austenitic Stainless Steel
• Handle: Unakite Gemstone (epidotized granite)
• Sheath: Hand-carved Leather inlaid with Brown Lizard skin
• Knife: Named for a Roman mother earth goddess, the Cybele pattern is a fine, comfortable and useful fillet, boning, carving, and chef's knife design.  I made this Cybele in 440C high chromium martensitic stainless tool steel blade, hardened and tempered to 57HRC for tough and limited flexibility, with great wear resistance. The knife has a slender and thin hollow ground blade, with plenty of curves and a stinging sharp point. The blade is brightly and evenly mirror polished with balanced and matched hollow grinds, even and curved grind radius terminations, and a tapering spine for support at the sharply angled tip. The geometry of this knife allows a more robust grind at the tip and a more slender grind at the main cutting edge for increased point strength. The knife is clean and smooth with no filework to trap and hold debris, and the tang is fully milled and tapered for balance. The knife is bolstered with zero-care 304 austenitic stainless steel for longevity and great toughness, and the bolsters support noticeable quillons for comfort. The handle is full and round with plenty of belly, feeling great in the hand. The bolsters are dovetailed and bed a pair of bright Unakite gemstone handle scales. The Unakite has sea greens and salmon colored granites, and reminded me of just what a fillet knife should say: green water and salmon! This uniquely American gemstone is from the Appalachian Mountains, and is green epidote and pink, rose, and salmon colored feldspar with a bit of quartz. The name comes from the Unaka Mountains in Tennessee, and is an Indian name. The handle has a bright glassy polish, is solid and cool, and feels great in the hand, with the balance point at the forefinger in a forward grip.
• Sheath: The knife has a commensurate sheath, made of 9-10 oz. leather shoulder, dyed black, hand-stitched with polyester sinew, lacquered and sealed, with panel inlays of dark chocolate brown lizard skin, smooth and glassy. The sheath protects the keen blade while displaying the gemstone handle and even has inlays on the back, and in the large and long belt loop.
• A beautiful and useful knife for the kitchen or for tasks requiring the thinnest, sharpest blades, suitable for a collection.
• Price: $1995.00
• Status: Available. Contact me here to purchase this fine handmade knife.