Phantom Drip Bunka 150mm

The Phantom, at once both light and dark, near yet unknown, perfect while imperfect, is a striking new culinary tool by Dan Tompkins. Almost other-worldlyin its unique beauty, the handle material is, as coined by wood whisperer Rob Harrison, Phantom Wood, a dyed and stabilized mahogany with tone and grain like few we have seen. Capping bands of head-turning orange in the front and rear are sculpted pieces of Carbon Waves glowing carbon fiber, black as night until exposure to UV rays set it ablaze with a Phantom-like blue glow. And these materials with which the knife is dressed, formed to a comfortable, tapering, octagonal wa design for versatility and control, comprise only the handle of an object with much depth to its offering. At 150mm / 5.9″ long with razor-sharp edge, outstanding, convex bevel geometry, and slim, needle-like tip, is the blade, the Phantom’s means of application at the cutting board, forged by hand from a house-made san mai formula that layers a drip-like cladding of vintage wrought iron with its depth of character and inherent imperfections, over the high-performance, structurally, and technically superb CPM 3V core that forms the edge. Strength and durability, high wear resistance, chromium added for easier care and maintenance (ie. rust avoidance), and a simpler, finer, more pure grain structure that similar alloys, make the steel, and therefore the knife, one excellently suited to the rigors of daily use. Crafted at Dan’s studio in Upstate New York.