Uncapping knife 21cm (serrated blade)

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Serrated uncapping knife with a 420 stainless steel blade, 1.5 mm thick and 21 cm long, and a flat kotibé handle. The serration suits old, dark wax full of cocoons; on new comb a plain knife cuts better. Works sharp and warmed in hot water. Made in Spain.

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A serrated uncapping knife with a 1.5 mm blade in 420 stainless steel and a flat kotibé wood handle.

The serration is not a gimmick: it is what makes the blade bite into an old comb instead of skidding over it. Made in Spain.

01 · USE

For old wax, not for freshly drawn comb

A serrated edge suits dark, old wax — the comb that has carried several generations of brood and is full of pupal cocoons: there the teeth saw through the capping instead of crushing it. On new, pale, well-built comb the result is the opposite — it tears more than it cuts — and a plain knife does better. It is not that one is better than the other: it depends on the state of the frame, and anyone extracting from everything usually keeps both on the bench.

02 · MAINTENANCE

Sharp and warmed, or it will not cut

An uncapping knife works far better sharp and warmed. The old honey-house trick: keep two or three in a container of hot water and swap them as they cool. With a warm blade the capping cuts clean and the wax does not stick to the steel; with a cold blade you end up dragging honey and breaking comb. Dry it before putting it away: 420 stainless holds up well, but it is a cutlery stainless, not a laboratory one.

03 · BEFORE YOU BUY