Grand Maitre Wood – Paring knife – 8 cm – In gift box

Victorinox Grand Maitre Wood paring knife with 8 cm blade and wooden handle, in gift box.
Features:
• Blade material: forged stainless steel
• Blade length: 8 cm
• Blade width: 2 cm
• Handle material: modified maple
• Handle length: 13 cm
• Overall length: 21 cm
• Weight: 89 g

Further manufacturer information:
Victorinox Grand Maître Wood knife series. The Grand Maître Wood forged knife series offers exceptional quality, balance and timeless elegance. Amateur and professional chefs alike will love these knives to turn their kitchen into a palace and treat loved ones to extraordinary meals. The blade is made of rust-resistant, wear-resistant steel, evenly hardened and forged from a single piece. The knife is full tang, with the blade running through the handle. The transition at the base of the blade is smooth and seamless. The bolster prevents the hand from slipping onto the blade. The elegant wooden handle, made of high-quality modified maple, has an ergonomic design that ensures comfort and excellent handling even over longer periods. Modified maple is produced by an environmentally friendly, patented process that increases the wood's durability and hardness and gives it its rich brown colour. With over 130 years of experience, Victorinox is proud to produce high-quality knives. The brand offers a lifetime guarantee against defects in material and workmanship. Dishwasher use is not recommended.

About modified maple
Modified maple is produced by an environmentally friendly, patented process that improves the properties of sustainably grown softwoods using a bio-based liquid. The process continuously modifies the wood's cell structure, giving it excellent properties and a rich brown colour.
There are various wood modification methods, each of which permanently changes the structure of the cell walls.
These include methods such as heat treatment, acetylation and polymer grafting.
The modified wood we use is produced by forming solid furan polymers that bond within the wood's cells. This increases the stability of the wood, as well as its durability and hardness.
The process is based on impregnation with furfuryl alcohol, a liquid produced from agricultural bio-products.
In this way, a plant-based waste product is used to give another plant product, namely wood, increased strength and durability.
Step 1: Impregnation.
Impregnation is the process in which the wood is soaked in a bio-based liquid. During impregnation, the furfuryl alcohol produced from the bio-based liquid is fixed into the wood so that its size remains stable.
Step 2: Staining and drying.
After impregnation, the wood is heat-dried, which causes the furfuryl alcohol to polymerise. This step is called curing. The polymers created in the wood's cells by this process are very stable and cannot break down or leave the wood.
Step 3: Modified maple.
After treatment, the wood's cell walls are about 50% thicker due to the stable, fixed polymers.
The permanent modification of the wood's cells ensures the outstanding stability, maximum hardness and guaranteed long life of the wood product. The wood offers a high level of safety, as it rarely splinters and contains no toxins or chemicals.
Furthermore, modified maple resists rot, fungi and other wood-destroying micro-organisms.
A low-maintenance material that requires no further treatment, such as oiling or other impregnating solutions, beyond normal cleaning.