Billy x Bodman Blades
Billy x Bodman Blades
Billy x Bodman Blades
Billy x Bodman Blades

Billy x Bodman Blades

£815.00

In collaboration with Chef, Farmer and Knife Maker Ben Bodman, from Bodman Blades.

A hand-crafted Santoku knife in Damasteel. Deer antler handle.

Hand-stitched deer leather sheath, with a polished antler pin closure. 

Please note that this limited edition collaboration is not eligible for our usual 10% first order discount.

 

Delivery & Returns

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UK returns are free of charge via Collect+, so if you change your mind or are not happy with your order, you may return it within 30 days. International returns will incur a cost. Please note that our returns policy does not include made-to-order or customised products, which cannot be returned unless faulty.

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Product Features

• Steel: Damasteel
• Pattern: Bjorkman's Twist
• Finish: Heavy Brut de forge and polished bevels
• Blade length: 150mm
• Grind: Half Flat
• Construction: Full-tang, Museum Fit
• Hardness: 62 HRC
• Handle: Deer Antler
• Deer leather sheath, hand-stitched using leather sourced, tanned and made in Britain
• Antler toggle pin closure
• Hand wash only

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Maker's notes

Ben Bodman is a chef, farmer and knifemaker.

He began by converting a 50 gallon oil drum into a coal forge, before knifemaking and working at L'Enclume. Today Bodman Blades is run out of a workshop on the family farm.

Given that we both have roots in farming, this collaboration is born out of a shared love of food, British craftsmanship and making the most out of every millimetre of steel, leather and in this case, antler.

Together we have made a deer antler handle Santoku knife. It comes with a handstitched deer leather sheath with deer antler pin closure.

It is a collaboration that came together like all the best dishes. Using simple ingredients, handled with care and consideration, in a way that is designed to show off all their best natural characteristics.

The knife is made from Damasteel, widely considered to be the best knifemaking steel there is. As a stainless steel it is less prone to rusting and retains its edge longer than a carbon steel.

The beautiful pattern on the blade of the knife itself is revealed when the two steels used to make the knife are stacked together, ground, polished and submerged in acid. For this knife the pattern is known as 'Bjorkman's Twist' named after the Swedish bladesmith who created it.

The sheath is made from our deer leather. Sourced, tanned and made in Britain. It has contrast hand-stitching, designed to complement the antler, and polished antler pin closure.

Photos courtesy of Graeme Fordham.