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 de-boning certain cuts of meat or breaking down poultry. Petty knives can vary in size (75mm -210mm) and shape.
Knife Specs:
- Steel: VG10 Stainless
- HRC: 60:61
- Length: 150mm
- Height at heel: 33.5mm
- Spine thickness above heel: 2.48mm
- Weight: 74g
- Handle: Octagonal Wenge
- Edge/Bevel: 50/50
- Shape: Petty
- Knife line: VG10 Damascus
- Maker: Shigeki Tanaka
- Place of Origin: Miki City, Hyogo