8" Western Chef

Old West on the Cutting Edge
A nod to our Jackson Hole roots that combines a hefty, Western design with elite steel. Serve up gourmet grub at camp with a clip-point blade that’ll make a grizzly (or sous chef) think twice about sticking their nose in your skillet. 

James Beard meets Jim Bowie
While many of our knives are designed for culinary samurai this one is for the kitchen cowboy. As the name implies, it’s all Western. Japanese blade-making favors light-weight, super-sharp blades for agile slicing. The Western Chef is about heft and power, sporting a heavy, almost cleaver-width blade for hacking, chopping, and dicing. Given the choice, if your hands itch for a two-handed broadsword rather than a rapier-- look no further- this knife is for you. Keep it in your knife roll or wear it on your chaps, the Western Chef will have you ready for rodeo when things get Western in your kitchen.  

America's Best
Like cooking, making knives depends on using the best ingredients. The G-Fusion line features the highest performing knife steel on the market-- S35VN "Powder Metal" steel. This high carbon, alloyed steel has it all: elite sharpness, toughness, edge-holding, stain resistance, and sharpenability. G-Fusion knives are made in the US with American steel and backed by a lifetime guarantee.

G-Fusion handles are made with G10: an aerospace-grade, fiberglass epoxy composite material that is virtually bomb-proof. New West developed unique G10 color palettes to enhance the beauty of the tool and inspire kitchen creativity.

Blade length    8.5 inches
Overall length    14.625 inches
Max blade width    2.3965 inches
Steel thickness    .150 inches
Blade thickness    .095-.020 inches
Weight    10.5 ounces
Steel type    Crucible CPM S35VN Super High Carbon Stainless Powder Steel HRC 59-60

We are America's Premier Boutique Knife Manufacturer. Learn Why.

• G-Fusion: Bringing the greatest handle material and steel together for the world's best chef knives.
• 100% Made in America: We are 100% committed to using only American-Made steel, materials, and labor for our knives. Great knives do come from the USA.
• Superior Steel: No need to look overseas for a great chef knife. Know why we are better than our competitors. Let's talk Metallurgy!