A 120mm petty earns its place in the kitchen on small, detailed tasks, and this version from Yoshimi Kato pairs that versatility with VG-10 stainless steel and a western style rosewood handle. The slim, symmetrically ground blade is well balanced, which matters even more on a knife this short.
The core is VG-10, a Japanese made stainless alloy favored across the cutlery industry for its edge retention and easy maintenance, wrapped in a softer stainless outer layer finished in the suminagashi style and acid etched to bring out the Damascus pattern. The petty is well suited to garnish work and other small, precise tasks where a full size gyuto would be overkill.
Care Instructions:VG-10 is a low maintenance stainless steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention. The etched finish scratches more easily than a plain polished blade, so a saya or knife block is a better storage choice than a magnetic strip.
The core is VG-10, a Japanese made stainless alloy favored across the cutlery industry for its edge retention and easy maintenance, wrapped in a softer stainless outer layer finished in the suminagashi style and acid etched to bring out the Damascus pattern. The petty is well suited to garnish work and other small, precise tasks where a full size gyuto would be overkill.
Care Instructions:VG-10 is a low maintenance stainless steel, so hand wash and dry the blade after use rather than running it through a dishwasher. Avoid cutting through bones or frozen foods, and sharpen on quality water stones when the edge needs attention. The etched finish scratches more easily than a plain polished blade, so a saya or knife block is a better storage choice than a magnetic strip.
- Blacksmith: Yoshimi Kato
- Location: Echizen, Japan
- Workshop: Takefu Knife Village
- Construction: San Mai, Hammer Forged
- Edge Steel: VG-10 Stainless Steel
- Cladding: Stainless Damascus (Suminagashi)
- HRC: 61-62
- Edge Grind: 50/50
- Handle: Western Rosewood
- Weight: 2.3 oz (65 g)
- Blade Length: 123 mm
- Total Length: 277 mm
- Spine Thickness at Base: 1.5 mm
- Blade Height: 30 mm
