Condition: as new unused Age: 2020+ Material: High quality steel, pakka wood and hand forged knives Stainless steel: is a type of steel alloy that contains a higher percentage of chromium than carbon steel, which gives stainless steel blades their corrosion resistance, stainless steel is not as brittle as carbon steel. Hand-forged knives are created by skilled artisans who use traditional methods to heat, hammer, and shape a single piece of steel into a blade, resulting in a unique, high-quality, and durable tool. This process includes shaping the blade by hand, followed by hardening, grinding, and sharpening to a fine edge. Hand-forged knives are often more expensive than mass-produced ones due to the time, skill, and individual craftsmanship involved in their creation. Boning knife: Boning knives are used for deboning, trimming, and slicing all kinds of animal (or fish) proteins. Their narrow blades can range from rigid (for cutting through thick cartilage) to flexible (for bending between bones and the surrounding meat) Chef knife: chopping herbs and nuts dicing and slicing fruits, vegetables and meats mincing and crushing garlic cutting through melons Cleaver: easily breakdown meat bones and dense foods they have a short wide blade that resembles an ax with a straight edge that makes them useful for chopping and hacking with an up and down motion there size differ from 6 to 12 inches Paring knife: are light weight and have a short blade with a pointed tip that makes them useful for delicate knifework cut, chop and slice fruits peeling skins for garnishes deveining shrimp trimming excess fat of meat Knife Maintenance: Clean your knife as soon as your are done using it to prevent cross contamination Wash your knives by hand rather than running them through the dishwasher Regularly sharpen and hone your knives to keep the blade sharp Allow knives to air dry completely before storing them wash knives before using them as oil is used to keep it safe from rust you should also keep the knifes oiled as you keep them after use