Some tools are meant to be used and forgotten between meals. This isn't one of them.

Alpine Tarn is part of a small Maker's Mark batch - a limited run of 8" Chefs finished with a blue-green handle, named for the small glacial lakes that pool at elevation. Every piece carries its own pattern of mottling; no two resolve the same way. Once this batch is gone, it's gone.

One knife maker fits the handle, hand-finishes the choil and spine, and sharpens the blade before it ever leaves Victor, Idaho. The blade itself is CPM S35VN - the flagship blade, legendary balance and feel, the knife that's converted more than a few customers into collectors.

A knife that performs like the rest of the line. A handle that makes it worth displaying.