Gude Alpha Olive Slicing Knife With Olivewood Handle, 10-in

The production of the finest possible handcrafted, forged cutlery is and always has been the driving philosophy of our company. For four generations the Güde family has neither compromised on nor wavered from this credo. Today Güde is proud to continue the centuries old tradition of quality knifemaking for which the town of Solingen is justly world famous. 

From a certain blade length, filleting knives are called slicing knives - a narrow & thin blade with which meat and fish can be parried and cut into the finest slices. The Alpha slicer has a 6, 8 or 10 inch long, narrow and thin blade made of stainless and hand-ground chrome vanadium molybdenum knife steel. The tip is slightly rounded. This slicer is available with flat or serrated edge. 

Gude knives are hand-forged in Solingen, Germany from one piece of chrome-vanadium-molybdenum steel, from the blade tip to the double crop. The double crop, a special feature of Gude knives, is a counterweight to the blade. The knife is perfectly balanced. The special mixture of steel and the elaborate manufacturing process with more than 30 manual steps give the stainless steel blades with a hardness of approx. 57 HRC a special robustness and longevity.

The handles of the Gude Alpha Olive knife series are made of selected olive wood. It comes from Andalusia in Spain and can be up to 500 years old. This type of wood is generally very hard and extremely weatherproof. The structure is strongly grained and therefore looks particularly noble and elegant. The knives of the Alpha Olive series are not dishwasher safe due to its natural material.

Features

• Handcrafted in Solingen, Germany
• Blade length: 10 inch
• Blade material: chrome vanadium molybdenum stainless steel (X50CrMoV15), ice hardened
• Processing: hand-forged
• Blade hardness: 57 HRC
• Handle material: natural olive wood from Andalusia, Spain
• Not suitable for the dishwasher