Rasp Straight Cowboy Cleaver Knife with Resin Handle, 7 Inch Handmade Blade Stainless Steel Knife Carbon steel and Damascus steel

Carbon steel and Damascus steel have both been forged for generations for their strength and edge retention

Each knife is fitted with a natural rosewood handle

Pinecone resin handles resist moisture better than plain natural wood

Collectors of matched olive wood handle kitchen knife sets

Rasp Straight Cowboy Cleaver Knife with Resin Handle, 7 Inch Handmade Blade Stainless Steel Knife Carbon steel and Damascus steelThe Rasp Steel Straight Cowboy Cleaver continues an old ranch tradition of turning worn tools into working blades. Farriers used rasp tools daily to shape and trim horse hooves, and once a rasp wore down, skilled smiths reforged it into a knife rather than discarding it. This same forging tradition shapes every Western Cleaver Knife we build today. Religious engravings on ranch blades reflect a tradition of personalizing working tools with meaning