The soft stainless steel cladding on this paring knife shields a hard carbon steel core, allowing the cutting edge to be heat treated to a higher HRC without sacrificing durability. Because the outer layers are softer, future thinning are less labor-intensive. Beyond the performance benefits, the blade is simply beautiful. Tapered full tang handle adorned with Turkish walnut from a shotgun stock and spalted maple from Asheville, NC.

• size: 3 5/8” blade / 7 3/4” overall

• weight: 67 grams

• blade: 416 stainless over 80CrV2 carbon steel san mai laminate

• handle: stabilized Turkish walnut shotgun stock (Selma, AL, thanks B. Hunter), stabilized spalted maple (Asheville, NC), copper hardware