01
Folding the steel
Steel is folded and forged again and again to build the Damascus pattern.
Carrying on the trade, keeping the fire
A Damascus knife workshop in Dong But, Kieu Phu, Hanoi. Fifteen years carrying on the family trade, from a plate of steel to a finished knife.
About us
From a plate of steel
to a blade.
More than fifteen years in the trade, carrying on the craft of his father. Lead smith Nguyen Tien Viet folds, forges and creates the Damascus pattern himself — from raw steel to a finished knife.
-
Hand-forged, knife by knifeFrom folding the steel into Damascus to whetstone sharpening, every stage is done by hand.
-
Three kinds of DamascusCarbon Damascus, stainless Damascus and copper Damascus.
-
Selected core steelsPowder steel M390, N690, 80CrV2 and 52100 for different needs.
-
Boxed, with engravingEvery knife comes in a black box printed with the workshop logo.
Process
From steel
to a finished knife.
- 02
Joining with the core
The Damascus is cut and joined to the core steel, then forged again until both become one complete billet.
- 03
Cutting and forging the shape
The billet is cut to the knife’s profile, forged to shape, then trued to the exact profile.
- 04
Heat treatment
Hardened, then tempered hot and cold so the blade is hard without turning brittle.
- 05
Edge, polish and whetstone
The edge is ground, the blade polished and sharpened on water stones, then etched to bring out the pattern.
- 06
Handle and bonding
The handle is made and bonded with adhesive. The result is a finished knife.
The people
The person
behind the blade.
Every knife is forged and finished in the workshop by the lead smith.
The smith who creates the Damascus pattern and forges the workshop’s knives by hand.Nguyễn Tiến ViệtLead smith
From forge to kitchen
See the knives
fresh from the forge.
Free engraving, nationwide shipping, lifetime sharpening warranty.