"Knives can be art without question, just as food can be. To create is sublime- we cut with our minds, forge with the imagination, and the more intuitively our tools allow this, the closer our connection to that sublimity."

Meet The Makers

Salem Straub - Washington

A self-taught blacksmith who began shaping metal with a charcoal forge and hand tools at the age of twenty, Salem Straub of Promethean Knives has evolved in to a supremely talented and creative artisan with a keen focus on bladesmithing and the creation of custom chef knives. Working from his one-man studio in Tonasket, Washington in the US Northwest, Salem creates functional art in the form of high-performance kitchen cutlery one knife at a time, making his own damascus, forging integral bolsters and designing unique and stunning handles among his many talents. A History Channel's Forged in Fire winner, Salem's varied metalworking experience and attention to detail produce extraordinary cutting tools in which 'sole authorship' is an important attribute of each finished piece, providing opportunity for attention to the subtlest details, frequently resulting in objects that blend the line between art and function.

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    Tessellating Ultra Chef
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    Tessellating Ultra Chef
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    Tropicalia Rainforest Chef 260mm
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    Tropicalia Rainforest Chef 260mm
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    Polyrhythmic Chef 205mm
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    Polyrhythmic Chef 205mm
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    Emerald Kumiko Chef 215mm
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    Emerald Kumiko Chef 215mm
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    Salem Straub Damasteel Chef 220mm
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    Salem Straub Damasteel Chef 220mm
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    Salem Straub - Slicer 245mm
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    Salem Straub - Slicer 245mm
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    Tropicalia Dovetail Chef 260mm
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    Tropicalia Dovetail Chef 260mm
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    Net Weave Chef 290mm
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    Net Weave Chef 290mm
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    Butterscotch Tropicalia Chef 260mm
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    Butterscotch Tropicalia Chef 260mm
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    Maple Chef 262mm
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    Maple Chef 262mm
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    Chainette Red Carbon Chef 260mm
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    Chainette Red Carbon Chef 260mm
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    Chainette Damascus Chef 262mm
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    Chainette Damascus Chef 262mm
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    Wrought Gidgee Chef 255mm
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    Wrought Gidgee Chef 255mm
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    Kumiko Ultra Chef 212mm
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    Kumiko Ultra Chef 212mm
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    Jailbird Brisket Slicer 310mm
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    Jailbird Brisket Slicer 310mm
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    Triple Play Chef 238mm
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    Triple Play Chef 238mm
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    Moroccan Tile Chef 255mm
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    Moroccan Tile Chef 255mm
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    Berserk Damascus Bunka 220mm
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    Berserk Damascus Bunka 220mm
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    Berserk Damascus Chef 215mm
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    Berserk Damascus Chef 215mm
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    Keyhole Damascus Chef 278mm
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    Keyhole Damascus Chef 278mm
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    Keyhole Mosaic Chef 280mm
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    Keyhole Mosaic Chef 280mm
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    Little Wing Mosaic Bunka 218mm
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    Little Wing Mosaic Bunka 218mm
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    Spawn Chains Gidgee Chef 260mm
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    Spawn Chains Gidgee Chef 260mm
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    Red Gum Chef 160mm
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    Red Gum Chef 160mm