Description
There is a moment, looking at this knife, when you realize the seam running across the blade is not a flaw. That moment is the beginning of understanding what Shehan Prull is making.
Shehan bonded an A2 tool steel blade to a tang section reclaimed from a previously forged blade, fusing the two with a silver-tin alloy along a wavy, angled seam. The joint is a direct nod to yobitsugi, the Japanese practice of repairing with purpose rather than concealment. Structural, engineered for maximum strength at the join, and entirely visible, the seam is the defining visual element. A previous life of steel, carried into a new one.
A tall 54mm heel transitions into a gradually tapering blade, suited to both the rocking cuts of a Western-trained cook and the push-cuts of a Japanese-influenced technique. Spine and choil have been rounded and smoothed, details that reveal themselves only in use, in the way the knife settles into a pinch grip over a long prep session. It balances about an inch forward of the heel. The weight encourages commitment.
A2 tool steel is tough, holds a refined and lasting edge, and at close inspection carries a subtle internal alloy banding within the steel itself, almost like that of wootz or damascus. There is more going on here than first appears.
The handle is katalox, shaped into a traditional octagonal wa profile. Dense, dark, and finely grained, it suits the knife’s temperament beautifully.
