Patina Block Station 60
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ELZORVAN Atelier — the cook's instruments
Butchers settled this question a century ago; the Patina honours the verdict — standing-height honesty, a shelf for the crates and the stockpot, and castors with brakes for kitchens that rearrange.
The joinery works in solid oak, walnut and ash, air-dried three years before the saw earns its say. Frames are mortise-and-tenon, tops are breadboard-ended against the seasons, and finishes are oil and wax — surfaces that mend with a cloth rather than fail with a scratch.
Design & Craft
- Knife storage edge-down, finger-safe
- Steel, walnut and brass from named EU works
- End-grain oak blocks on drawbored legs
- Fitting and engraving by the house ateliers
Specifications
| Format | 60 cm block |
| Top | End-grain oak, 60 mm |
| Legs | Drawbored, no wobble |
| Storage | Edge-down knife slots |
| Weight | ≈ 28.5 kg |
| Warranty | Statutory 24 months under Czech law |
Care
Keep solid wood a metre from radiators and out of noon sun; wood moves with the seasons and forgives households that remember it is alive. Breadboard ends may proud a millimetre in January — that is engineering, not error.
Hinges take a drop of oil yearly; drawers a candle-stub of wax on the runners. Everything else is decades.
Questions, Answered
Do blocks come sized to the knife suites?
Yes — every block and station lists which suites it seats, edge-down and finger-safe.
What steel are the knives?
Forged high-carbon stainless or true carbon steel, stated per suite with hardness and edge angle on the card. Handles are riveted walnut or oak; nothing is glued to hope.