Build Your Own Damascus Kitchen Knife Set with Xinzuo's YI Series Damascus Knives

Xinzuo YI B27 Series Damascus Kitchen Knife Sets - Olive Wood Handle

Putting together your own collection of Damascus blades is a fulfilling process that blends skill, functionality, and aesthetic appeal. Renowned for their distinctive swirled patterns and remarkable longevity, Damascus knives are highly prized by both professional cooks and enthusiasts. Curating your personal set allows you to acquire specialized utensils suited to your culinary needs while delving into the fascinating legacy of blade craftsmanship. Regardless of your expertise level in the kitchen, designing a bespoke Damascus knife collection enhances your culinary endeavors and brings a touch of artistry to your cooking space.

Features

• BRAND: XINZUO
• SERIES: YI B27 Series
• Total Layers: 67 Total High Carbon and Damascus Stainless Steel Layers
• Center Core: 10Cr15CoMoV - VG10 Equivalent
• Tang: Full Tang
• Damascus Blade Material: 66 Layers 316/316L Stainless Steel
• Blade Core Hardness 60 ±1 HRC
• Heat Treatment: Vacuum Deep-cooling Heat Treatment
• Blade thickness: 2.2 MM
• Blade Angle: /15° the "Golden Angle"
• Damascus Pattern: Herringbone / Feather
• Handle Material: North American Desert Ironwood
• 12 Processes of Manufacturing and Quality Control

10Cr15CoMoV Chinese VG10 Steel Core HRC 60-61

Starting with 60-61HRC, adding rare metals provides excellent anti-corrosion, anti-rust, and toughness properties. The high-quality blade is paired with a classic Japanese-designed octagonal handle known for its ergonomic design. The blade is incredibly strong and stable, and its razor-sharp edge can be maintained for months of frequent daily use. With this outstanding sharpness, you can easily slice through meat and vegetables as thin as you like, and it has an ergonomic design for comfort and long use.

The 10Cr15CoMoV Chinese counterpart to the Japanese VG10

10Cr15CoMoV comprises an almost Identical high-carbon stainless steel variant widely utilized in knife manufacturing. This Chinese-made steel is highly regarded for its outstanding edge retention, corrosion resistance, and overall durability. Furthermore, it exhibits exceptional toughness, further contributing to its impressive performance and longevity.

Full Tang:

A full tang knife is a blade that extends the entire handle length, creating a solid, continuous piece of metal from the blade's tip to the end. This design ensures optimal strength and stability, making full-tang knives highly reliable and desirable in strength demanding tasks.

Top-Quality Vacuum Deep-cooling Heat Treatment and Annealing

XINZUO knives insist on using top-quality vacuum deep-cooling heat treatment and annealing to achieve the standards set by Takfu of Japan, like an HRC of 60-61. The high cost of the equipment and the quality engineers required for the process set Xinzuo apart from its competitors, who mostly use ordinary nitriding furnaces and lower-skilled workers. Using cheaper heat treatment is why so many Chinese manufacturers only realize 70% to 80% of the VG-10 steel properties and qualities.

Note: Most knife manufacturers that advertise Damascus or Japanese vg10 steel knives are selling their Chinese counterpart, the 10Cr15CoMoV. The chinese 10Cr15CoMoV can achieve the same qualities as japanese vg10 steel but only if the chinese knife manufacturer uses top-quality vacuum deep-cooling heat treatment and annealing. 

Final Thoughts on 10Cr15CoMoV Chinese VG10 Steel Blades

With a thorough understanding of what goes into high-quality steel, there’s no question why Xinzuo makes its knives using 10Cr15CoMoV Chinese V10 Steel. Not only is it made using a particular combination of chemical compounds that ensures the perfect amount of hardness, toughness, edge retention, and more, but it’s also produced using precise, expert manufacturing methods like high-end precision vacuum heat treatment.

66-layer Forged Herringbone / Feather Pattern

The 66 layers of 316/316L Damascus Stainless Steel are layered on top of the core. This helps keep the core corrosion-free while adding aesthetic accents with a striking Herringbone / Feather Pattern. The knife features a double bevel design with 15° angles on either side. This Golden Angle ensures that the edge will be as sharp and durable as possible, reducing how regularly you sharpen the blade.

High-end North American Desert Ironwood Handles

Desert Ironwood is renowned for its exceptional stability and toughness among wood varieties. Its substantial weight (causing it to sink in water) makes it particularly suitable for balancing longer knife blades. The wood's robustness, ability to repel moisture, and distinctive texture have established it as a prime material for crafting knife handles. The wood's tightly packed grain contributes to its extraordinary strength, positioning it as one of the most unyielding, scarce, and steady woods globally. It maintains its shape without shrinking or distorting, and its inherent steadiness makes it convenient to manipulate. The wood's hues span from mid-brown to deep reddish-orange, often displaying eye-catching dark brown to black patterns. Xinzuo specifically utilizes Desert Ironwood ranging from medium brown to deeper brown shades, interspersed with black streaks.

Why Building your own knife set is easy?

Each series of knives has a landing page like this one, featuring all the available knives. Each one has a quick view option to learn more about that style of knife and an add-to-cart button.  below the knives are our most popular add-on items, like cutting boards, knife sharpeners, knife blocks, and magnetic knife holders, that can be added with a simple click. 

Our 30-day Money Back Guarantee

I stand behind every product I sell. I only carry quality products that fit with my Company slogan of "The Best For Less, Shipped To Your Door". Besides, doing returns is a pain in the neck, and I have an unhappy customer plus extra work to do. 

Damascus Steel Knife Lifetime warranty

Both Hezhen and Xinzuo knives have a lifetime warranty against any manufacture imperfections like the Damascus eliminates etc. The warranty does not cover negligence, such as putting the knife in the dishwasher, dropping it, or cutting it on hard surfaces, etc. Treat your knives as quality chef tools; they'll serve you for many years.

Free shipping on Damascus knife sets

You will receive free shipping and handling on any set you build, whether a two-piece or more.

For an in-depth read on the 12 processes of manufacturing Xinzuo & Hezhen knives click here.

To know more about Xinzuo & Hezhen Read my blog article Why Buy a Xinzuo or Hezhen Knife.

For a real deep dive into my journey to find the best manufacturer to deliver Damascus Kitchen knives, that delivers on my decades old business slogan of “The Best For Less shipped To Your Door” Click Here for Xinzuo: The Untold Story of A Great Chinese Kitchen Knife Maker.