Kitchen Knives
Kitchen knives are essential tools in any culinary setting, designed for precision and efficiency in food preparation. Ranging from chef’s knives, paring knives, to bread knives, each type is crafted for specific tasks such as chopping vegetables, slicing meats, and cutting through crusty bread.
Custom Made Chef Knives
Our High-quality custom made kitchen knives are made from durable materials like high quality stainless steel or carbon steel, ensuring sharpness and longevity. Ergonomic handles provide comfort and control, making cooking tasks safer and more enjoyable. Investing in a good set of kitchen knives enhances both the ease and quality of your cooking experience.
Japanese Style Chef Knives
The most popular of my chef knives is definitely the Japanese Gyuto, which serves multiple purposes in the kitchen and can be used both by the home foodie to professional chefs. A distal taper, which means a thicker spine near the handle and thinner near the tip, is ground on the blade to optimize the knife’s balance as well as maximize slicing ability on the tip of the knife and increase toughness when chopping with the slat part of the blade.
Most often, high quality stainless steels are preferred for kitchen applications, but for more budget friendly options, 80CrV2 high-carbon steel can be used with an acid bath patina to optimize corrosion resistance
Wa Handle
The traditional handle on Japanese style knives is called a Wa Handle, which consists of an octagonal shape. Generally, we use a hardwood for the bolster/guard as it is naturally stable and will resist most scratches from chopping and effects from acidic foods. Once finished, the handles are polished to a glossy finish and coated with Tung Oil and bees wax to seal them and ensure their compatibility with food.
Tapered Handle
The whole handle (bolster, inlay and handle) is assembled and shaped separately from the knife, while routinely being attached and detached from the knife to ensure its trueness and straightness. A taper is designed on the handle, with a lighter finish at the front and a heavier shape at the back of the handle to ensure optimal balance point of the whole knife right at the pinch point of the knife. The balance point is constantly checked during the handle shaping process to make sure the final product will be perfectly balanced.
Kitchen Knife Sets
Although the most common style we provide is the Gyuto, we can also make different styles of kitchen knives upon request or kitchen sets. As pictured above, a large billet of Copper SichiMai (7 layers of Wrought iron, Damascus, Copper and 80CrV2) was optimized by making 3 knives out of a single billet. This combo of chef knife, small cleaver and pairing knife is perfect for almost every task in your kitchen.
Custom Kitchen Knives
At SBD Knives, we value our customers above all else. Each and every one of our knives is handmade in Canada by skilled craftsmen who are passionate about their work.
We believe that the best knives are made by hand, and we take pride in the fact that our knives are made locally, from the grinding, heat treatment, finishing and sheath.
Custom knife design is a blend of artistry, craftsmanship, and functionality, where each piece is uniquely tailored to the preferences and needs of the user. This process involves selecting high-quality materials for the blade and handle, considering factors like durability, balance, and aesthetics. Knife makers often work closely with clients to understand their specific requirements, whether it’s for culinary, outdoor, EDC, or tactical use.
Our unique kitchen knife designs and superior performance of these custom-made knives make them highly sought after by collectors and enthusiasts worldwide, embodying the essence of Canadian ingenuity and heritage.