{"product_id":"plume-dor-gyuto-242mm","title":"Plume d'Or Gyuto 242mm","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilas Blacklow works in Elmira, New York, where the natural world is both subject and material. In the Plume d'Or, that relationship arrives at a new level of refinement: a gyuto forged from a cut-and-fold mosaic damascus unlike any other, its organic, flowing patterns achieved not by the common method of tiling pre-cut sections but by partially cutting and folding the steel while still hot from the forge, a process that produces a mosaic with a spontaneity and depth unique to this technique.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe integral bolster is where the knife crosses fully into the territory of wearable art. Silas carved the damascus in relief, etching botanical motifs into its surface, engraved stems, leaves, and silver-inlaid berries emerging from the dark steel as though growing through it. At the center of the bolster, a single feather rendered in pure 24k gold is carved and inlaid against the surface, catching light in a way the surrounding steel cannot. The butt cap is a single piece of pure silver, worked entirely by hand through chasing and repoussé, a technique in which the metal is shaped from both sides without cutting, preserving the integrity of the precious metal while coaxing a raised relief of two silver flowers from its surface. Between the ancient bog oak handle and the damascus bolster, a textured silver collar with stepped heirloom fit-up completes the transition, each element meeting the next with the precision of a jeweler's hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe blade itself is built for the kitchen it will inevitably inhabit. At 242mm \/ 9.5\" with a full distal taper from 3.3mm in front of the bolster to 1.5mm an inch from the tip, the geometry is purposeful and refined: tall enough at 52mm for authority at the heel, tapering steadily toward a fine pointed tip for precision work. Symmetrical convex bevels above a thin, hard, razor-sharp edge ensure the knife moves through ingredients as naturally as it rests on the wall between meals. At 8.4oz \/ 238g with a center of mass just at the front of the bolster it is balanced and assured in the hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Plume d'Or is not a knife decorated after the fact. Every element, from the forging method to the silver flowers to the gold feather, was conceived as part of the same object. It shows.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silas Blacklow - New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54364354773267,"sku":"SBL-HCK14","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/1749\/8643\/files\/chef-gyuto-silas-blacklow-new-york-plume-d-or-gyuto-242mm-1246656226.jpg?v=1782925299","url":"https:\/\/eatingtools.com\/products\/plume-dor-gyuto-242mm","provider":"Eatingtools","version":"1.0","type":"link"}