Great Eastern Cutlery Bunkhouse Brand Paring and Slicing Knife Set Brown Burlap Micarta 1095 Carbon Steel

The Great Eastern Cutlery Bunkhouse Brand paring and slicing knife set lays a Titusville-made clip point and wharncliffe 1095 carbon blade in brown burlap micarta beside the plates. Thin stock lets them slice a thick-cut ribeye without a fight.

• 1095 Carbon Steel - 1095 is a simple high-carbon steel that takes a fine edge fast on any sharpening stone, though it trades some edge life for that easy sharpening. Hand wash and dry it after use, wipe on a drop of oil, and let the gray patina build.
• Clip Point and Wharncliffe Blades - The paring knife carries a clip point with a fine tip for coring and peeling. The slicer runs a straight Wharncliffe edge that meets the board flat for clean push cuts. Both blades are about as thick as two stacked credit cards and slip through food with ease.
• Brown Burlap Micarta Handle - Rounded scales of brown burlap micarta fill the hand comfortably. Burlap micarta is coarse fabric set in resin, which gives it a rustic, woven appearance. Three brass pins fix the scales to a full tang that runs the entire handle.
• Made in Titusville, Pennsylvania - Great Eastern Cutlery builds these knives in its Titusville factory. The same shop is known for American-made traditional slip joints that pass through more than 200 hand operations each.

The GEC Bunkhouse Brand

Bunkhouse Brand is the kitchen line from Great Eastern Cutlery, a Pennsylvania maker best known for traditional pocket knives. The line takes the 1095 carbon steel and brass pins found on most of those slip joints and puts them on full tang fixed blades. Each one is sized for the dinner table and the cutting board rather than the pocket.