As though meandering through Wonderland beside Alice, a mosaic of steel, its carbon, iron, nickel and other ingredients bulging and retreating, flowing and halting, upside down and back again, forms blade and bolster of this extraordinary culinary tool by Australia’s Jackson Rumble. From the gently rounded blade spine which tapers steadily from nearly 5mm out of the sculpted integral bolster to barely 1mm an inch from the tip, downward through superbly shaped convex bevels to a thin, hard, razor-sharp edge, and from the 54mm-tall heel to the slim, needle-like tip, the ebb and flow of the homemade Wonderland Damascus stimulates both eye and mind with psychedelic grace. Jackson, a talented artist with a Mastersmith rating from the American Bladesmith Society, leaves no stone unturned, from the bevel’s stunning hand-sanded satin finish, to the textured, heirloom-fit nickel silver handle spacer, to the shaping of the octagonal ebony grip. Balancing at the point that bolster becomes blade bevel, this one-of-a-kind chef’s knife is natural, weighted, and powerful in the hand, designed and crafted for ever day meal prep at home and in the professional kitchen. Form and function at its finest.
