Masame Tsukuri is the Japanese term for Damascus steel forging with a wood grain pattern. In Europe, it's known as Wild Damascus, which is being used for the first time by Böker on this annual knife. The structure arises from the natural forging process and is not imprinted into the material using dies. With every hammer blow from our Damascus steel smith, the Damascus pattern changes, giving each blade its own unique and distinctive appearance. Connoisseurs of the international knife scene will immediately recognize our patented Spyderhole®. Spyderco has granted us exclusive permission to use this blade hole for our Damascus annual knife. Thank you, sirs! The handle scales are also specially selected: 300-year-old walnut burl wood (air-dried for 10 years) meets our requirements for this exclusive collector's knife. Comes with a wooden presentation box. Limited to only 999 pieces.