Petty knife, Aogami 2 carbon steel with stainless steel cladding, kurouchi finish - Shinichi Watanabe

  • £330.00

Description

SHAPE: Petty. One of the smallest knives in a chef’s arsenal and good for well small things.

STEEL: Aogami (blue paper) 2 steel. This is very similar to white paper steel but with tungsten and chromium added to it which helps with edge retention and slows down rusting. This steel differs from Blue 1 in its carbon content, Blue 2 being slightly less. Due to the non stainless nature of this steel care must be taken to dry the knives properly after use. It is worth noting that this knife has been clad in stainless steel meaning only the exposed core edge will discolour making maintenance a lot easier.

FINISH: Kurouchi. This rustic finish is achieved by leaving the forge scale on that forms during the knife's production. It not only looks great but gives some protection against rust.

LENGTH: 150mm

HANDLE: D shaped burnt chestnut handle with plastic ferule

MAKER: Shinichi Watanabe

SAUNDERS SAYS: "One of the lesser known blacksmiths outside of Japan. Watanabe-San's heat treatment has made him highly revered in Japan"

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