8” San mai Chef knife (Okoa) with Maple Burl

This chef knife is called Okoa it is an 8” chef knife made with BG42 San Mai. Each knife will have a unique Maple Burl handles. 

OKOA was born from perseverance.

Inspired by the spear of Shaka Zulu, this blade carries the spirit of a people who survived, adapted, and endured.

Okoa means to redeem, to save, to protect — not just lives, but culture, tradition, and story.

Food has always been more than nourishment.

It’s how stories are told.

How history is remembered.

How culture survives.

Every dish tells a story.