Petty and parer

[srtben]

I just finished these up this week. The Petty is a new design for me, I gave it a higher handle for more knuckle clearance than my normal 5" utility chef. It has a nice distal taper and tapered tang. The handle is stabilized Sheoak rays with my copper/carbon fiber pins. The choil area on both of these is rounded and polished for a comfortable grip.

The second knife is a parer. I gave this one a hand rubbed finish, it also has tapered tang and is very thinly ground with a distal taper coming to fine point. The handle is stabilized spalted oak burl. It is really one of the coolest piece of wood I have ever used. The blade on this one is 3.5".
Both of them are 14c28n stainless. I am really liking using this steel. It gets very hard, takes a keen edge and has fantastic corrosion resistance.

Thanks for looking!

[D.Ellis]

Looking good Ben. Purdy wood. I sure like those chef knives you've been making. Ever do one in G10? I don't like to use synthetics personally, but some of the g10 is pretty cool, especially if it's scalloped.
Darcy  

[Bodork]

Very nice knives! Look very functional and beautiful also.

[srtben]

Thanks guys!
Darcy, I have done quite a few knives with scalloped G10 handles. I haven't done any kitchen knives that way though. People seem to prefer the high end stabilized woods or hardwoods. I am sure it would look pretty cool though!

[chall]

Beautiful work

[djohnson]

The oak burl is very nice looking. Nice work!

[Idahomike251]

They would be a Fantastic addition to any kitchen. Look forward to seeing more of your knives at Eugene.
Mike O.

[srtben]

Thanks guys!
Hey Mike, I will see you there!

[akaboomer]

Very nice Ben. I particularly like the paring knife.

Chris

[Lin Rhea]

Ben, Those are well designed knives. The materials support the purpose as well. Very nice.