Japanese Kitchen Knife Petty | Hammered VG10 | Octagonal handle

A petty knife is a small version of ‘Gyutou’.

Petty knives have the image of a kitchen knife that cuts fruits, but the feature is that they can be used as a versatile kitchen knife with a small turning radius.

This is a hand-crafted high quality Japanese kitchen knife with a beautiful design called ‘槌目 Tsuchime’ which means ‘hammered’.

This knife is also ‘8 layers Damascus steel’, which have luxurious and beautiful design and there is no exact same striped pattern, making it a very unique kitchen knife.

This is a hand-crafted high quality Japanese kitchen knife featuring 8 layers surface stainless steel with a design ‘槌目 Tsuchime’ which means ‘hammered’.

The 150mm blade has the core material of VG10 stainless steel which contains a lot of carbon and cobalt, therefore it is hard, good sharpness, and long-lasting, which does NOT rust like carbon steel.

Another feature is the beautiful octagonal handle.

The brand is ‘源久秀 Minamoto no Hisahide’ and it is engraved in the knife.

What we like about this knife

– Unique octagonal handle

– Beautiful 8 layer surface x 2 with hammered design

– Great sharpness using the best VG10 stainless steel