Mercer Culinary Mercer Natural Ash Wood Saya Cover Blade Protector for 8" Chef and 210mm Gyuto Knives M33131, One Size

This is my special knife. This knife makes cutting meat or vegtables much easier. The care is more intensive than "standard" knives but not nearly as higher class knives. Hand wash with a sponge only, dry immediately and store in this beautiful wooden cover. It was worth the low price, and the rustic quality of the birch wood certainly helped.

Very nice saya, I’m only sorry that it didn’t fit my Masamoto knife.

This saya fits a 7" Santoku knife perfectly. I wanted something to protect the blade, primarily the edge, of a handmade Japanese knife. Sure...the dealer where I purchased the knife had a saya available, but their price was $50.00! This one does the job just as well for a fraction of the price. Highly recommend!

It was very nice looking and well built but didn't fit my knife. It was too big.

Customize it, Have Fun!

Doesn’t stay on the knife and slides off to easy. I would recommend this for a thicker knife. The blade on my knife was very thin.

It is very well done and it is resistant.

The saya for the 8" chef knife is very well made, and functions as it should. Handle carefully and pass it down to a grandchild. Do not complain about the saya not working if you attempt to use it for something other than an 8" chef's knife. Do not complain about the saya if you do not know how to measure correctly. The description gives very detailed measurements, so do not blame the saya or the manufacturer for your incompetence. I like the grain of the ash wood, and it will not stain my carbon steel chef's knife. Everything is well sanded and smoth, with no splinters or rough spots. A light coat of cutting board oil will protect the finish nicely. Very good product for the money.

Excelent

best protection you can get for your knives! these are the cheapest i ever found! worth it!

Wood is not treated, so if it gets damp, it will be moldy. The retaining pin is also too short to reach the other hole. It is also not tapered, so it's difficult to pull it out (had the pin be longer, at least I can push from the other hole to remove the pin). Need to oil the wood myself and modified the retaining pin for it to be usable.

Fit on my gyuto knife

I usually just buy plastic knife guards and although they always split down the middle I was always happy just to know I was a bit safer with it in my roll. This wooden Saya looks great and mimics my damascus knife on one side. It has a rubber plug/lock and won't come undone (as far as I know). I'm very impressed and will be putting one on all my knives, probably one at a time.