Petty: Often called paring or utility knife, the petty knife is made for smaller cutting tasks. An indispensable tool in any knife kit, it excels at cutting herbs, slicing garlic, dicing shallots, peeling fruit & veg, and even boning certain cuts of meat or breaking down poultry. Petty knives can vary in size (75mm -210mm) and shape.
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Knife Specs:
Knife specs are taken from a randomly selected knife. These specs may vary from knife to knife due to the handmade nature of our products.
- Steel: Shirogami #2
- HRC: 62~63
- Edge Length: 140mm
- Height at heel: 29.3mm
- Distal Taper Heel: 2.4mm
- Distal Taper Mid: 2.15mm
- Distal Tape Tip: 0.58mm
- Weight: 71 grams
- Handle: Octagonal White Magnolia w/Buffalo Horn Collar
- Shape: Petty
- Finish: Mirror Finish
- Cladding: Iron Clad
- Construction: San-Mai
- Knife Line: CHOYO
- Blacksmith: Yoshikazu Tanaka
- Maker: Sakai Kikumori
- Place of Origin: Sakai, Japan