The R10 Maestro Wu Medium Chinese Cleaver is a classic Chinese slicing cleaver featuring a comfortable hardwood handle and a thin, precise blade. Designed for shredding, slicing, and dicing vegetables as well as boneless meats, it excels at fine preparation work. This knife is not intended for chopping bones or cutting frozen foods. Key Features: Iconic Chinese slicing cleaver For vegetables and boneless meats Premium hardwood handle Now in its third generation, Maestro Wu knives from Kinmen, Taiwan are well known for their unique heritage. Many are crafted using reclaimed bombshell and artillery shell steel from the 1958 Taiwan Strait conflict. Over the following decades, the island experienced intermittent shelling—often with leaflet-filled shells—continuing until 1979. It’s estimated that roughly one million shells were fired during this 21-year period, giving these knives their distinctive historical background and character. For the same thin Chinese cleaver blade with different handle options, check out the D-10 and F-10 medium slicing cleavers.
