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

This 6pc steak knife set is part of Aurora, a small Maker's Mark batch finished in stabilized, dyed hardwood. Color runs differently across the batch — some sets blend blue into green into violet, others hold steady in a single deep tone — and this set is one of only a handful that will ever exist. Once the batch is gone, it's gone.

One knife maker fits each handle, hand-finishes the choil and spine, and sharpens the blade before it ever leaves Victor, Idaho. The blade itself is 440C stainless, partially serrated near the tip, with the same handle-forward design that's earned a place at Snake River Grill and other kitchens that don't compromise on their table tools.

A set that performs like the rest of the line. Color you won't find twice.