2-Piece Knife Set - Zhen Series (PM8O)

Most weeknights come down to two knives. This pair covers them both: the 8.5" Chef Knife for everything that happens on the board, and the 5.5" Utility Knife for the smaller jobs where that long blade is more than you need. Two pieces, one shared material story, nothing wasted.

What's in the Set

• 8.5" Chef Knife: Your daily anchor. Rock-chop a pile of onions down to nothing, butterfly a chicken thigh, or work through a dense pile of root vegetables without the blade tipping forward on you.
• 5.5" Utility Knife: The in-between blade. Trim silverskin off a pork fillet, slice a small roma tomato, halve stone fruit, or cut a block of firm cheese without hunting for a different knife.

67-Layer Damascus, One Shared Core

Both blades are built from the same 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless core, wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus and vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC. That hardness is where the edge retention comes from. You're not reaching for a honing rod halfway through a weeknight prep. The flowing Damascus pattern looks different on every blade, so no two sets come out of the factory looking identical.

Olive Wood and Buffalo Horn, Full-Tang Throughout

Both handles pair olive wood with genuine black buffalo horn at the collar, in an octagonal profile that locks your grip whether you're pinching the blade or wrapping the full hand around for a power cut. One bar of steel runs tip-to-butt on each knife, so the balance lands right where your pinch grip sits. The whole knife feels like one piece, not a blade screwed into a handle.

Specifications

• Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
• Hardness: 60-62 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
• Blade Profile: 2-piece set, 8.5" Chef + 5.5" Utility
• Handle: Olive Wood & Black Buffalo Horn (Octagonal), full-tang
• Use: Covers daily board work and the mid-size jobs a chef knife is too big for.
• Series: Zhen Series (PM8O)
• Model: PM8O-A2

Complete Your Set

Add the Zhen 7.5" Santoku (PM8O-RS) for push-cut vegetable prep, or the Zhen 3.5" Paring Knife (PM8O-SG) for in-hand jobs like hulling strawberries or peeling mangoes close to the stone.