{"product_id":"bluetongue-integral-slicer-264mm","title":"Bluetongue Integral Slicer 264mm","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCasey Vilensky's mastery of balance and geometry produces the perfect blade for all manner of culinary carving and slicing work. Built for the rigors of the kitchen and styled to turn heads tableside, the Bluetongue Integral Slicer is forged from a piece of modified Bluetongue-pattern Damasteel — a stainless damascus produced in small batches in northern Sweden and widely regarded as among the finest blade steels available.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eCasey's relationship with this material runs deeper than most. An expert in its manipulation, he was invited by Damasteel's own team to teach them the nuances of what is possible with their steel. As a stainless damascus, Damasteel delivers the visual drama of traditional pattern-welded steel without the reactive care requirements — in a busy kitchen, it can be used, rinsed, and set down without a second thought. For this knife, he half-twisted the Bluetongue pattern in a way that presents its concentric circular elements as though they are actively unraveling — spine to heel, through the superbly shaped convex bevels, no two moments in the blade's length are the same. It is a pattern that rewards time spent looking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe geometry is equally considered. A full distal taper along the spine produces a purposefully calibrated amount of lateral flexibility throughout the blade's length while maintaining strength where it is needed. As with all elements, Casey's heat-treatment and hardening process is exacting. The tip is fine, pointed, and built for precise and detailed cuts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe wa handle is sculpted in a tall, modified octagonal profile that tapers from back to front, where it meets a ring of FatCarbon carbon fiber with contoured edges. From there, in a stepped, heirloom-fit transition, the carbon fiber meets the integral forged bolster — itself a canvas for the Bluetongue pattern, seen here at close range in a way the blade's length does not allow. It is the detail that finishes the knife.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eA blade worth carving with. Worth displaying. Worth handing down.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casey Vilensky - Vancouver","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50847722078483,"sku":"CVK-HCK13","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1749\/8643\/files\/slicer-sujihiki-casey-vilensky-vancouver-bluetongue-integral-slicer-264mm-1227062348.jpg?v=1773335290","url":"https:\/\/eatingtools.com\/products\/bluetongue-integral-slicer-264mm","provider":"Eatingtools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}