The petty knife is light and thin with a bit of flex to it and is used for peeling, chopping and trimming. Not used in a hammer grip way meaning you don’t chop up and down like a chefs knife due to not having enough clearance for the knuckles. Mostly used for cutting away from the chopping board but is essential for any knife roll and home kitchen. The general size of a petty ranges from 95mm to 150mm but can go up to 180mm but this is considered to be in a slicing categories.

At its heart lies Aogami Super steel, hardened to around 62 63 HRC, offering razor-sharp performance and resilience, while the cladding protecting it is stainless steel for ease of maintenance

Tsuchime means “hammered” and that’s how this finish is achieved. After the blade has been forged, it will go through a second hammering process with something like a ball-peen hammer to give the distinctive round dimples.

Knife Weight: 64g

Handle Material: Oval walnut with black pakkawood ferrule

Handle Length: 120mm (4.71")

Blade Length: 148mm (5.83")

Blade Depth: 33mm

Thickness at spine: 4.1mm

Thickness at tip: 0.3mm

Cutting Edge: Double 50/50

Blade Material: Aogami Super (AS) core with stainless steel cladding

Hardness (Rockwell scale): 62 - 63