The Charybdis Collection
Charybdis (whirlpool damascus pattern) Knives and Sets
- For the very best in luxury handmade cutlery
- Unique 'Charybdis'-series whirlpool damascus pattern
- Individually hand-forged in Japan to Salter Fine Cutlery proprietary designs.
- Every handle, box or stand individually handcrafted to your taste in Hawaii
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The Charybdis Collection: Carving Knives and Sets
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Our clip-point carvers can be ordered with a hollow ground edge or standard gyuto taper for an extended pattern.
Clip-point or straight back design available with any carving or slicing knife
Custom design is what we do!
- Each set is a one-of-a-kind bespoke work of functional art for the home.
- Created for a lifetime of use with proper care.
- Heirloom gifts created entirely by hand in our Hawaii workshop.
Timeless beauty. Highest quality modern stainless steels.
Artisan made craftsmanship.
The finest quality, beautifully presented.
Each knife or set made with your choice of handle decorative options.
Hidden tang or Full tang styles
The choice is yours. Every knife or set can be ordered the way YOU want it.
Full tang design characteristics:
- Handle must be made in the shape of the tang
- Can have a bolster of metal or other material.
- Can have pommel bolster
- Steel can be seen along the edges of the handle.
- Naturally heavier than hidden tang knives because of more steel
Hidden tang design characteristics:
- No steel visible around edges of handle
- Steel tang is long, but hidden inside the wood handle
- Offers flexibility to create your handle in any shape and style desired
- Just as strong as full-tang handles
- Lighter weight than full-tang knives
Choose stainless damascus or traditional carbon steels.
The Bladesmith:
- Blades designed by and made exclusively for Salter Fine Cutlery in Japan
- Each blade is signed in kanji by the bladesmith
- Each little swirl in the pattern individually made during the forging process
Blade sizes and Sets:
- Your choice of blade shape and sizes
- Sets made with any amount of blades
- Add steak knives to any chef set
(blade sizing in rounded approximate inches shown next to each size)
- Clip-point 270mm carving knife (10-1/2 inch)
- Clip-point 270mm chef, slicing, or carving knife (10-1/2 inch)
- 270mm chef knife (10-1/2 inch)
- Clip point 240mm carving knife (9-1/2 inch)
- 240mm chef knife (9-1/2 inch)
- 240mm tanto-tip kiritsuke slicing knife (9-1/2 inch)
- 210mm chef knife (8 inch)
- 180mm bunka meat and vegetable knife (7-1/8 inch)
- 170mm small chef knife (6-3/4 inch)
- 155mm petty (utility) knife (6 inch)
- 145mm fillet knife (5-3/4 inch)
- 138mm clip point extra-large "tomahawk" steak knife (5-1/2 inch)
- 130mm petty (utility) or sandwich knife (5-1/8 inch)
- 130mm cattleman's style steak knife(5-1/8 inch)
- 127mm clip-point steak knife (5-inch)
- 120mm small clip-point or classic steak knife (4-3/4 inch)
- 100mm paring knife (4 inch)
- 85mm paring knife 3-1/3 inch)
- Fork
Our Handles:
- Special requests welcomed.
- Every knife well balanced for optimal usage
- Sized to fit your grip for added comfort and performance
- Customized with your choice of shape and decorative options
- Old-fashioned workmanship in every knife from start to finish
Every handle custom created completely by hand in Hawaii by Gregg Salter
From the smallest internal fitting to the finished product, artistry and craftsmanship converge to create a knife or set as unique as you are.
About Our Storage Options:
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Storage options available for a single knife to full set
- Sayas
- Stands
- Boxes
- Traditional knife blocks
- Special artist unique knife blocks and stands
- Racks
- In-drawer storage racks
Questions? E-mail or Phone.
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Email us: SalterFineCutlery@gmail.com
Phone Us: 808-883-0128
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Call us: 808-883-0128 (Hawaii time zone)
Questions or Quotes? Phone or E-mail us: SalterFineCutlery@gmail.com
The Story surrounding the name
Why such a strange name? Easy, whirlpools in the pattern and a personal connection with the sea for the artist
Charybdis (kǝ-rib-dǝs), in Greek mythology, was born a naiad, a beautiful sea nymph, daughter of Poseidon and Gaia. Together Charybdis and her father, Poseidon (god of the sea), used their power to flood and conquer land. Infuriated, Zeus punished Charybdis by transforming her into a sea monster and chaining her to the Strait of Messina off the coast of Sicily, where she has engulfed passing ships in her infamous and vicious “whirlpool of death.” Odysseus narrowly escaped Charybdis as he navigated this passage in Homer’s Odyssey.
We bring you the mystique of this mythology sea monster in the depths of our bladesmith’s signature Damascus pattern, so unique and rare that it is registered with the government of Japan.
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All craftsmanship is fully guaranteed.