{"title":"Everyday Gifts","description":"\u003cp\u003eHand-forged chef's knives, cleavers, bread and paring knives: gifts they'll reach for every day. Free engraving on every knife.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"forge-cleaver-damascus-kitchen-cleaver","title":"Forge Cleaver — Damascus Kitchen Cleaver","description":"\u003cp\u003eA hand-forged Damascus kitchen cleaver with a broad, full-belly blade built for heavy chopping and portioning — splitting joints, crushing garlic, breaking down a whole bird.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with a hand-stitched leather sheath finished with a brass star-concho snap closure, and your choice of handle: a solid buffalo horn grip with a deep charcoal sheen, or a two-tone handle pairing warm olive wood with a horn bolster. 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