Coffee-Dip Gidgee Petty 150mm

The first culinary knife by this extraordinary artisan to feature in our collection for a number of years is a tool as handsome and refined as it is versatile and utilitarian in the chef’s kitchen. Shawn McIntyre of Melbourne, Australia, first an Eatingtools maker in 2016, forges 416 stainless steel atop a core of W2 high-carbon to create the K-tip blade of this 150mm / 5.9″ petty chef knife designed to function as a do-all kitchen utility blade. Stiff and sturdy along the rounded spine, one which shows in stark visual contrast the san mai (three layer) steel formula, comes a blade with a honesuki-like profile complemented by thoughtfully shaped geometry designed for all manner of daily meal prep: convex bevels provide mass where it is needed for toughness during chopping tasks and cuts of dense ingredients, while a thin, finely honed, razor-sharp edge and especially fine, needle-like tip make precision slicing and detail work a breeze. The textured, forge-finished blade flats tell the story of the knife’s hand-hammered origins, with silky, satin-finished stainless bevels below culminating at the carbon steel core that has been dipped in a coffee etch for a dark, multi-colored aesthetic with beautiful alloy banding clearly visible. Balanced just at the front of the hidden-tang wa handle, the knife moves nimbly and naturally in the hand, the robust, octagonal grip sculpted from stunning ringed gidgee wood with black micarta bolster.