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: SG2 Powder Stainless Steel
- HRC: 62-63
- Edge Length: 130mm
- Height at heel: 28.5mm
- Spine thickness above heel: 2mm
- Weight: 103 grams
- Handle: Western Ironwood
- Edge/Bevel: 50/50
- Shape: Petty
- Knife line: Western Senko
- Blacksmith/Maker: Yu Kurosaki
- Place of Origin: Echizen, Japan