J A Henckels Carving Set ‘No Stain’ Granton W 1931 US Pat No. Stainless & Stag 1930s Spices little vanity was paid to Tea Tool little vanity was paid to finish but they have a lot of charm this was hand ground for certain and the nickel ferrule is a nod to the old handmade knives of Tichet and Charles from Paris that set the standard for professional chef knives in France This grind became popular initially on knives for meat but it has become used more broadly especially as convex hand ground blades were displaced but flat sided blades that didn’t offer the same food release Blade is still full although it has been sharpened just enough to start grinding into the Granton hollows on the sides