{"product_id":"damascus-paring-knife-camel-bone","title":"Damascus Paring Knife, Camel Bone Handle and Carved Cover","description":"\u003cp\u003eHold an apple in one hand and take the peel off with the other. No board involved. That is what this one does, and why the smallest knife in a kitchen logs the most hours. The blade is 3.5 inches of Damascus over a high carbon core and the handle is camel bone, 4 inches of it, short enough that your fingers steer, not your arm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDamascus, high carbon core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEtched raindrop pattern\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eParing knife, small and pointed with a short curve\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFull tang\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCamel bone, three brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHand carved rose and scroll leather blade cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eEngraving\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 dollars per blade\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMade in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eForged and finished by hand in High Point, North Carolina.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLifetime warranty against defects, free sharpening for life.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe blade\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDamascus over a high carbon core, etched in a raindrop pattern. Raindrop comes from dimpling the billet before it is forged flat, so layers ring out around every dent. Surface, nothing else. The carbon under it is what you sharpen. It is small and pointed with a short curve behind the tip, and both ends earn their keep. The point goes into a strawberry hull or an eye in a potato. The curve follows round fruit as you turn it. Carbon steel greys as it works and spots if left wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCamel bone is dense, cool to hold and close to cream in colour, and it does not turn slippery when hands are wet with fruit. Full tang, with three brass pins through the scales and the steel. The handle is 4 inches, shorter than anything else on the bench, and that is deliberate. A long handle levers against your palm when you work in the air. A short one sits in the fingers, and the blade pivots where your thumb sends it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather blade cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, hand stitched, cut around this small blade's outline so it cannot slide inside. A welt sets into the seam, a leather strip keeping the thread off the edge. The face is carved by hand, a rose and scroll cut with a swivel knife and punched down around. It covers the blade and leaves the handle standing free, which is what a drawer or a packed roll asks for. None of it belongs on a belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk which knife somebody used most last week, then check the sink.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone peeling, hulling and coring by hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks wanting an etched blade in a small size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers filling the gap under a chef knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople with small hands who dislike long handles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Damascus paring knife on camel bone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe hand carved rose and scroll blade cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree resharpening as long as you own it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA raindrop pattern depends on where the dimples were punched, so the rings sit differently on every blade and some run clean off the edge. Bone varies in colour and takes a polish its own way. The rose is cut freehand into each cover, which is why the petals lean.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand wash it and dry it the moment you finish, since this is the knife that gets rinsed and left in the rack. Then a light coat of food safe mineral oil before it goes away. The bone asks for a dry cloth and nothing stronger. Use wood or plastic boards on the days it meets one. A blade this short takes minutes on a whetstone at roughly 20 degrees per side, then a strop. More on the \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngraving is 20 dollars per blade, ticked on this page. Around 30 characters fits, though on 3.5 inches the lettering runs small, so initials and a date read better than a sentence. You see a proof image before the laser touches steel. It adds 3 to 5 business days. At 10 blades or more we stop charging. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e explains.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy is a paring knife used off the board?\u003c\/strong\u003e Because you can see what you are doing. Peeling happens against your thumb, where the fruit turns and the blade barely moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy does the smallest blade get the most hours?\u003c\/strong\u003e Small jobs outnumber big ones, and none of them are worth clearing a board for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the short curve behind the tip for?\u003c\/strong\u003e It keeps contact as you rotate an apple. A straight edge would touch in one place only.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. Carbon steel sits under the pattern, so dry it and oil it. It is never loaded into a dishwasher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs camel bone fragile?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. It is dense and pinned to a full tang. Dropping it on tile is still a bad idea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow soon does it ship?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the job outgrows it, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-kitchen-utility-knife-green-micarta\"\u003ekitchen utility knife on green micarta\u003c\/a\u003e picks up, and at the other end sits the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-carving-knife-stag-antler\"\u003e9 inch Damascus carving knife on stag antler\u003c\/a\u003e. Small blades and long live in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kitchen-knives\"\u003ekitchen knives\u003c\/a\u003e, etched work in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/damascus-steel\"\u003eDamascus steel\u003c\/a\u003e, the rest under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/all-knives\"\u003eevery knife we make\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Viper Edge USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44145897472118,"sku":"VEF-KIT-DAM-2105","price":139.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/chef-15-damascus-paring-camel-bone_81603518-a333-48a2-818b-777434fe8c61.jpg?v=1788856920","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/damascus-paring-knife-camel-bone","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}