Devin Thomas has been making knives since he was a teenager, and making Damascus since 1986 — long enough to have shaped what American Damascus looks like today. In 1991 he produced one of the first stainless Damascus steels ever made, at a time when the idea barely existed in the kitchen knife world. His patterns, with names like Spirograph and Dot Matrix, became so recognizable they've been imitated for years. Today, working out of Panaca, Nevada, his focus has shifted almost entirely to kitchen knives for chefs and serious home cooks — thin edges, precise heat treatment, and Damascus that performs as well as it looks. His son, metallurgist Larrin Thomas, developed CPM MagnaCut — the same steel family behind the core of this very blade.
This 9" Gyuto carries Thomas's Damascus cladding over a MagnaMax core — a high-performance steel developed for serious edge retention and toughness, wrapped in a pattern that moves like water down the blade. The handle is curly mango, its grain rippling with the same restless energy as the steel it's paired with.
Sourced directly from Thomas by our custom knife buying team at Blade Show 2026, this Gyuto is a rare chance to own a piece from one of the most influential names in modern Damascus.
Specifications
- Maker: Devin Thomas
- Blade: Damascus clad, MagnaMax core
- Handle: Curly Mango
- Blade Length: 9"
- Blade Height: 2.125"
- Overall Length: 14.5"
- Location: Panaca, NV
- Acquired: Blade Show 2026
