New Petty design and parer

[BenR.T.]

I just finished these up this week. The Petty is a new design for me, I gave it a higher handle for more knuckle clearance than my normal 5" utility chef. It has a nice distal taper and tapered tang. The handle is stabilized Sheoak rays with my copper/carbon fiber pins. The choil area on both of these is rounded and polished for a comfortable grip.

The second knife is a parer. I gave this one a hand rubbed finish, it also has tapered tang and is very thinly ground with a distal taper coming to fine point. The handle is stabilized spalted oak burl. It is really one of the coolest piece of wood I have ever used. The blade on this one is 3.5".
Both of them are 14c28n stainless. I am really liking using this steel. It gets very hard, takes a keen edge and has fantastic corrosion resistance.

Thanks for looking!

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Well done Ben. That Petty looks like the perfect size for all around use. You're right about the Oak on that parer, I bet it looks even nicer in hand. Top notch fit and finish on both pieces.

 

[Bo T]

Wow. Your unique plunge lines and the tapered tangs add to the overall design. A couple of great examples of custom kitchen cutlery.

 

[BenR.T.]

Thanks a ton guys! I have really been working on the design aspect of these as they would be used, it's been a lot of fun!