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K-tip Petty

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K-tip utility knife In-hand Peeling General Purpose 3D Model
A K-tip petty is a small Japanese utility knife with an angled K-tip: the spine runs straight and then drops at an angle to a fine, defined point, instead of curving down to the tip. It is double bevel, typically 120mm to 150mm long, and its edge runs flatter than a standard petty's. Otherwise it is the same slim, light knife for close work, in hand or on the board.

It is best at in-hand and detail work: peeling shallots and apples, trimming, deveining prawns, cutting garnishes and scoring. Compared with the standard petty, the one physical difference is the tip and the flatter edge that comes with it: the defined point places cuts exactly for picking and scoring, and the flatter edge sits against the food more evenly when you peel in the hand. What you give up is a little belly for rocking cuts.

Not to be confused with the standard petty, whose spine curves gently down to a pointed tip. On the K-tip petty the spine angles down to a more defined point and the edge is flatter; length, bevel and use are the same.
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In-hand PeelingGeneral Purpose