Small Petty Knife.

Something for my cousin who's been very good to me. 1080/15N20. Desert Ironwood,stainless and micarta spacers.









Thanks for looking.

 

Oh man that's a slicer Joe. Looks delicious. Tapering well in all directions and the ironwood shines.

Maybe you can help. I am currently making a wa petty, 200mm, almost a sughiki slicer. My understanding is that petty's are typically single grinds. I'd like to be at least semi-authentic as I am doing the wa handle in ebony and hexagon shape.

I am okay with whatever grind as I haven't got that close to heat treat yet. Should I pull a single bevel grind or semi convex? The customer won't know the difference and I'll be the sharpener for some time.

Thanks man,

Dan

 

Thanks Dan, The thing about the single grind is. Some love it , some hate it and most have never tried it. They track differently and can be hard to get used to. The logic behind it makes perfect sense but feels weird in the hand. I have some myself and still not sure if I like it or not. But I don't do much cooking.

 

This topic should be named "Small pretty knife" since this is very nice looking one.

 

nice one Joe , doing one very similar actually in a feather pattern, not quite that thin but that's looks pretty "sharp" indeed...........love the Ironwood

 

That is a beauty, love the ironwood.

 

Wow that's a pretty little thing. Would be a handy knife in our kitchen at home.. Someday I will have to try my hand at making one of these. Wife would love one I'm sure

 

Joe,
Do you apply a coat of wax, say Renaissance Wax before shooting. Your knives always look so good and polished.

Thanks!

Dan

 

Great looking knife very classy.

 

That one has a couple coats of Cyanoacrylate (superglue) and then polished. It's kind of a pain in the butt, but the results are great. That's only the second one I've treated this way. I usually just buff em up till they shine.