Description
Jigged bone set into stainless handles, and a pattern-welded blade ground with a serpentine edge. The wavy grind is the whole reason this one exists.
The buyer we built it for: someone who already owns a straight-bladed flipper and wants something with more character in the steel. At around 150 g it is a substantial knife, and the undulating edge means it reads as ornamental at a glance even though it cuts perfectly well.
| Steel | 1095 + 15N20 Damascus, 352 layers |
| Hardness | 58–60 HRC, oil tempered |
| Handle | – Stainless Steel with Jigged Bone Inserts Overall Length – 22cm Blade Length -11cm Weight -150g |
Why a wavy edge
A serpentine edge lengthens the cutting surface without lengthening the blade, and the alternating angles bite into fibrous material rather than sliding off it. That is the practical argument. The honest one is that most people buy this profile because of how it looks, and it does carry a real cost: sharpening a wave takes longer than sharpening a straight edge, and it wants a round rod rather than a flat stone to follow the curves. If you sharpen your own knives on a bench stone and nothing else, this profile will annoy you.
The pattern in the steel
The layers run the length of the blade and follow the curve of the edge, so the figure bends where the steel bends. Because the billet is forged and drawn by hand, the density of the pattern shifts from one end to the other and from one knife to the next. Look closely at the flared area behind the edge and you will see the pattern break into a tighter mottle where the steel was worked hardest.
Jigged bone and stainless
Jigged bone is bone that has been cut with a texture to give it grip and visual depth. It is pale, it takes a slightly warmer tone with handling, and it is harder and more chip-resistant than most people assume. Set into stainless handles, it gives you a knife that mostly does not need worrying about, with one exception: the blade does. Damascus is carbon steel under the etch, so it should never go away wet; dry it and leave a trace of oil across the flats. The bone and the handles look after themselves.
Before you order
Does the wave affect the swing? No. Balance comes from the handles, not the edge profile.
Can it be sharpened normally? With a rod, yes. With a flat stone, only awkwardly.
Will the pattern fade? No, though a heavy re-etch is occasionally worth doing after years of polishing.
What a layer count actually means is worth reading before you compare Damascus knives on numbers, and looking after Damascus covers the maintenance. For a plain-edged working alternative in the same size class, see the walnut burl D2 balisong.
Model: BMK-413
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