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Damascus Knife by Jack Sterling — main view Damascus Knife — view 2 Damascus Knife — blade view 3 67-layer Damascus steel blade Hand-carved walnut handle Damascus Knife — view 6 Damascus Knife — view 7 Damascus Knife — view 8 Damascus Knife — view 9
Forged in Spruce Pine, NC — Since 1976

Hand-Forged Damascus Knife

By Jack Sterling

★★★★★

2,847 verified reviews

  • Slices a tomato without pressing — the blade glides through on its own
  • Zero fatigue after an hour — perfect balance between blade and handle
  • One sharpen a year is all it needs — Damascus steel holds its edge
  • Your kids will fight over who inherits it

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Blade slicing through a tomato in close-up

A Blade That Still Cuts After 30 Years

Not a single layer of steel like big-box store knives. 67 layers folded and forged by hand — that's what gives this edge its staying power.

Jack's customers have been using the same knife since 1994.

One pass on a sharpening stone once a year. That's all the maintenance it needs.

Watch: the blade passes through a tomato without any pressure.

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Solid walnut handle hand-carved to perfection

A Grip You Feel From the First Second

No molded plastic.

A solid block of walnut, carved and oiled three times by hand. The grip is warm, natural, reassuring.

And unlike plastic that degrades, the wood develops a patina with time. In 10 years, your knife will be even more beautiful than today.

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Precise meat carving with a hand-forged knife

Zero Fatigue, Even After an Hour of Prep

A hand-forged knife is balanced to the gram. The weight distributes naturally between blade and handle.

It doesn't pull to one side or strain the wrist.

It settles right into your palm and does the work by itself.

The difference between cooking with effort and cooking with pleasure.

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Jack Sterling in his Spruce Pine forge

The man behind the blade

Jack Sterling — 50 Years, 1 Workshop, 0 Machines

You already know his story. What matters: every knife you see on this page has passed through his hands. Not a machine's. Not a factory worker's. His.

634 blades stacked in a 380-square-foot workshop. When they're gone, the forge goes dark for good. No new series.

No restock. Ever.
The price of $99 instead of $249 is his choice. Not some New York distributor's who wanted to resell them at $400 in a specialty shop.

Jack would rather his knives end up in kitchens.

"I don't want charity. I want my knives to end up in the hands of people who love to cook."

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Frances L., 67, Nashville

Frances L., 67, Nashville | Verified Purchase

★★★★★

“ I bought my first knife from Jack in 1994. Thirty years later, it's still in my kitchen. It's survived three moves, two kids who used it carelessly, and thousands of meals. It cuts better than any new knife I've bought since. ”

Catherine D., 61, Atlanta

Catherine D., 61, Atlanta | Verified Purchase

★★★★★

“ My husband gave me a knife from Jack for our 25th anniversary. I thought it was a weird gift. Fifteen years later, it's the only thing in our kitchen I've never replaced. When I heard Jack was closing, I cried. ”

Andrew B., executive chef, Chicago

Andrew B., executive chef, Chicago | Verified Purchase

★★★★★

“ I've been an executive chef for 22 years. I've used Japanese knives at $500, German knives at $300. None of them come close to a blade from Jack Sterling. When he closes, it's a whole piece of American craft that disappears. ”

Philip G., 63, Houston

Philip G., 63, Houston | Verified Purchase

★★★★★

“ My wife asked me why I was smiling while chopping carrots. I told her: because for the first time in 40 years, I have a real knife. ”

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