Damascus steel
Layered Damascus steel, worked with repeated temperings. The pattern is unique to each blade, like a fingerprint.
Sardinia, in the kitchen.
The Ulteddu is one of the first Giagu pieces of the Kitchen line.
Inspired by the old working knives of Sardinian tradition, used in kitchens and sheepfolds for the most demanding cuts.
The Giagu maison makes it in three versions: a 13.5 cm blade, a 16 cm with rounded tip, and a 19 cm. Three sizes for a complete service.
Often requested together with the Corrina fixed-blade sets, to furnish table and kitchen.
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Ulteddu — the pieces
Each piece is unique. Below, some exemplars realized by the workshop — every combination of materials is a starting point for a new commission.
Choose your Ulteddu
Write to us from this page with the model reference already filled in. We will guide you through materials, proportions and timing of your piece - by commission, never from a catalogue.
Materials and personalisation.
Every example of this model can be personalised with any material — steels, woods, horns, ivories, precious metals. The combinations below are the ones the maison's devotees choose most often, offered here as inspiration.
AISI 420C
Chromium stainless steel, balance between hardness and corrosion resistance. The maison's standard for everyday use.
Sardinian wild olive
Sardinian wild olive, intertwined and knotty. A material of identity.
Mouflon horn
The horn of Sardinia's emblem animal. Hand-worked, keeps its natural curve.
For any other material, write to us through the commission form below.
About this piece
How is a Giagu Ulteddu commissioned?
Every Ulteddu begins with a conversation. You write to the Giagu workshop describing the materials, the dimensions and the occasion, and the maison guides you through the configurations available. Lead time is six to twelve months from confirmation. Every finished piece comes with a paper certificate signed by the family.
Is the Ulteddu a numbered piece?
Every Giagu Ulteddu is engraved with the mouflon mark and the words GIAGU PATTADA. Each order carries its own number, identifying it in the maison's internal archive from 1985 onward. The mark, for its part, stays with the piece forever.
What is the warranty on the Ulteddu?
Every Giagu Ulteddu is guaranteed for ten years from the date of delivery. Sharpening is free for the lifetime of the knife, at the Pattada workshop or by post.