Highly skilled hands and modern precision tools work in concert to create a new standard in quality and workmanship. The finest materials are sculpted, assembled and hand-finished to ensure every piece is a perfect work of art.
For over 10 years, New West KnifeWorks and Corey Milligan made these knives and won awards at the nation's top juried fine art shows. The knives have been featured in many of the nation's top culinary and design magazines.
Japanese Steel
This steel sharpens like a dream!
Quality steel is the most important ingredient in creating a superior knife. We use premium, high-carbon stainless steel produced by the Hitachi Company of Japan. Japans long history of steel production and national obsession with swords and knives make them the leading producer of fine cutlery steel. A high-carbon content (70% higher than a Wustof Trident) takes and retains a razor sharp edge; Chromium, Nickel and Molybdenum alloys make the blades stainless and increase hardness. The final hardness of the blade is 57-59 Rockwell C scale.
The Blades
The blades are designed, engineered, and tested by Corey Milligan. They are cut, precision ground, and hand-finished by the world's finest bladesmiths in Seki, Japan. The blades are also heat-treated and cryo-treated to insure optimal performance.
Fusionwood Handles
Fusionwood is created from select hardwood veneers that are vacuum impregnated with advanced, penetrating dies and engineering-grade phenolic resins. The result is a beautiful, highly engineered material that can be precisely crafted into a super durable handle that will be beautiful for a lifetime. The fusionwood handle material is produced in Vermont, USA.
The handles are fabricated, assembled, shaped and hand finished in Seki, Japan.
Change in Fusiowood knife production in 2009
The blades are designed, engineered, and tested by Corey Milligan. They are cut, precision ground, and hand-finished by the world's finest bladesmiths in Seki, Japan. The blades are also heat-treated and cryo-treated to insure optimal performance.
