• Overall Length: 370 mm
• Blade Length: 235 mm
• Handle Length: 135 mm
• Blade Material: Copper/Brass Damascus Steel
• Core: VG10
• Hardness: 62 HRC
• Handle Material: African Ebony

This knife came into existence by accident during the development of a completely different project.

I wanted to create a copper Damascus knife unlike anything else on the market. When I saw the combination of copper/brass Damascus with a VG10 core, I knew immediately that this had to be the one.

During heat-treatment tests of a hammered and forged version, a non-hammered, rough-ground blade accidentally ended up in the process.

After the heat treatment, which brought the VG10 to maximum hardness, the copper on the surface burned and the brass melted. It was love at first sight. The result was a brutal and beautiful expression that makes every knife completely unique.

After polishing the thick blade, the only way to achieve balance was to choose the heaviest wood available. That is why I chose African ebony.

The Core Steel:

VG10 is a premium stainless steel alloy containing carbon, chromium, and cobalt.
Cobalt helps stabilize hardness during heat treatment, and the high chromium content provides strong corrosion resistance. VG10 takes a sharp, durable edge trusted by many cooks.
Hardness: 62 HRC.

Jacob Bech has personally brought this knife to life.
Wood, steel, heat treatment, and edge geometry were all crafted with one purpose:
that every knife should be able to last a lifetime.

“I hope this knife will follow you through a long and healthy life.”

// Jacob Bech
Riceknife by Linbech

Hand-forged by blacksmiths through generations. Born from mistakes. Shaped by fire. Defined by perseverance.

The FORGE Series takes its name from the way these knives come into existence — hand-forged by Jacob’s team of blacksmiths, craftsmen descended from families who have forged metal for generations. Their knowledge is inherited as much as it is learned, passed down at the anvil, one blade at a time.

But in the forge, mastery does not guarantee predictability. Some of the most remarkable blades appear when control slips, and when heat and metal react in ways no one expects. This is where the FORGE Series begins.

Blood & Fire came to life when copper-and-brass Damascus met extreme heat during a hardness test. The surface burned, the brass melted, and a raw, volcanic pattern emerged — fierce, beautiful, and impossible to recreate. The heavy blade demanded balance, and found it in African ebony, one of the densest woods in the world.

Loss & Gain arose from another forge mistake — a hammered texture that refused to take shape. The blade was ground far thinner than planned, pushed to the limits of what the steel could withstand, then acid-etched until a new pattern appeared. The result was a blade defined by survival and rebirth: light, elegant, and paired with a textured oak handle.

At the core of both knives is VG10, a premium Japanese steel enriched with carbon, chromium, and cobalt. The steel reaches an extreme hardness of 61–62 HRC, giving the series its razor-sharp edge, heat stability, and professional durability.

The FORGE Series honors the moment where craftsmanship becomes a negotiation — between generational mastery and unpredictability, between intention and chance, between the will of the smith and the rebellion of fire.

Nothing here can be repeated. Nothing is perfect. Everything is shaped through struggle.

This is FORGE.