Dao Vua V3 52100 Carbon Steel 210mm Chinese Cleaver
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Dao Vua V3 52100 Chinese Cleaver 210mm
For those that venture outside of Japanese-made kitchen knives, a few minutes scouring the internet will lead you to the remarkable brand Dao Vua. Known for their handmade knives, Dao Vua has quickly taken the internet and market by storm.
Dao Vua knives are handcrafted in Hanoi, Vietnam by skilled Vietnamese bladesmiths. These artisans repurpose high-quality materials to forge the blades. Dao Vua's knives stand out for their exceptional construction and sharpness. However, they are high-maintenance due to their carbon steel construction, which oxidizes easily and needs to be kept dry.
Addressing customer concerns about the consistency of recycled materials, Dao Vua's third iteration, "V3", introduces premium 52100 carbon steel. Dao Vua is an exciting Vietnamese knife company that consistently meets user demands and expectations.
The V3 Chinese Cleaver is not your typical meat cleaver. Designed as a vegetable knife, or "caidao", this blade boasts a forward-heavy design and a relatively thick spine, making it perfect for chopping even the largest cabbages. Its 210mm blade length and 94mm blade height make it a highly versatile kitchen tool.
Product Specifications:
- Brand: Dao Vua
- Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
- Line: V3
- Steel: 52100
- Construction: Monosteel
- Finish: Kurouchi
- Style: Chinese cleaver
- Blade Length: 210mm
- Overall Length: 320mm
- Spine: 2.5mm at heel
- Blade Height: 94mm at heel
- Weight: 315g
- HRC: 60
- Handle: Ebony and Padauk
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US shipping: Free on orders over $99. Orders are normally fulfilled within 2 business days, and UPS Ground transit is typically 1–5 business days after fulfillment. Custom handle installation or sharpening may add 1–2 business days.
Returns: Eligible purchases may be returned within 180 days with a free prepaid return label. Knives sharpened by Tokushu Knife or fitted with a custom handle remain eligible if they are otherwise new, unused, undamaged, and returned in their original packaging with all included components. The same refund terms apply.
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Steel, Construction and Care
Our catalog includes stainless, semi-stainless and carbon steels selected for edge performance and durability. Carbon steels may develop a patina, while stainless steels are designed to resist discoloration. Follow the care guidance on each product page, hand wash only and dry the knife promptly after use.
A lot of good carbon steel that will last beyond my years. Nice, rustic, and strong. A bit of over grind mostly on one side and I scrubbed off what kurouchi I could since it was flaky but I wasn't interested in a perfect blade. For me this knife is for more tough tasks and I'll use my Japanese knives for the typical stuff.
This is a not a thin "1303" type slicer. Thicker general purpose style. If you want higher performance stainless clad go Chopper King.
Perfect project cleaver. I’m loving the steel, was looking for something with a little more edge retention then my ck and flatter then my sugi. This fits the bill perfectly, definitely keeps that biting edge longer. The steel is super tough too! I accidentally gave my tongs a good whack and to my surprise there was almost no edge deformation! Literally LESS then a hairs width of micro chipping, and that was after ruining out the edge a good bit! Favorite cleaver so far
The knife is very beautiful, but the professional sharpening didn't happen, while I did added it to my cart. Also handle feels cheap compared to other knives I collected around that same price point.
Fantastic customer service and communication up to and after delivery 👏
I received my order and the box had clearly been smashed by UPS and the tip of the knife was severely bent. I emailed Tony to see what my options were and he responded in 4 minutes and a new order was placed in 8 minutes for a replacement knife. On top of that it was Friday afternoon so even more impressive.
As for the knife, it was extremely well balanced in the hand, and testing the sharpness of the rest of the blade it was razor sharp. Between the customer service and the quality of the knife I will definitely be ordering more knives from here.
Got my Dao Vua cleaver in recently and it's one of the best knives I've ever owned in its price range. It came wicked sharp(paid for the sharpening, Tokushu did a good job) and clean. The handle is sturdy and feels good in the hand. I like the patina on the back half of the blade, gives it character. 5/5 I'm probably getting a few more of their carbon steel knives in the future.
Great knife so far.