Astral Works X Bernal Cutlery 9" Plate Semelle Chef Knife

This one of a kind knife is the first in a series of knives inspired by our travels visiting important historical knife-making centers; this knife is inspired by Thiers France the heart of French knife-making.
This French style plate semelle (flat plate) chef knife hand forged by Bernal Cutlery resident knife-maker Elias Sideris in 52100 carbon steel with rosette riveted vintage cow bone handle. The blade and tang have a nice distal taper and is ground with a good amount of convexity in the heel getting thinner towards the tip half of the knife in the old French hand grinding.
The plate semelle design is a very old work knife design consisting of a forged blade tapering in thickness along the tang and blade from beginning of the blade at the handle. Plate semelle knives would typically be handled in wood, horn or in this knife's case cow bone.
Made as sturdy work knives this simple design is at the core of Thiers history as a center of practical knife making and is the reason Thiers was prepared to become the center of knife making in France after the revolution at a time when other competing knife-making towns were either in decline or not productive enough.
Elias began blacksmithing in 2011 and worked for many years in Greenfield Massachusetts which has a very rich history of American knife and tool making before moving the Bay Area and joining Bernal Cutlery as a machinist and knife-maker.
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[@alfiehd5712]

Very cool!

[@Ro_9]

Simple et élégant : magnifique. Une pièce unique d'artisanat. Bravo au coutelier.

[@bernalcutlery-sf]

merci beaucoup!

[@bradyvickers00]

Beautiful work! Love the old style rivets.

[@bernalcutlery-sf]

Thanks!!