{"product_id":"hand-forged-kitchen-utility-knife-green-micarta","title":"Hand Forged Kitchen Utility Knife, Green Micarta Handle","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalf a lemon, a shallot, a wedge of cheese, a sandwich that wants cutting in two. None of it is worth the big knife and none of it fits a paring blade. That gap is why this one exists. The blade is 6 inches of 1095 high carbon, tall and straight sided, and the scales are green canvas micarta. It lives on the counter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOverall length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHandle length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade steel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1095 high carbon\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade finish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark forged spine, bright bevel\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade shape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUtility knife, tall and straight sided with a shallow front 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\u003eGreen canvas micarta, three brass pins\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBlade cover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStamped basket weave 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\u003e1095 high carbon, spine left dark where the fire had it, bevel taken up bright. Nothing is etched into it. The blade is tall for its length and the sides run straight, so your knuckles clear the board instead of dragging along it. Only the front couple of inches curve, and that shallow belly trims round a rib or takes the top off a pepper. Behind it you have a long flat edge on a short knife. Carbon steel goes grey as a patina builds, and it spots if left wet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe handle\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCanvas micarta is cloth soaked in resin and cured hard. The green runs through the block instead of sitting on the surface, so a scuff does not show pale underneath. It grips when your hand is wet, which is most of the time beside a sink. The tang is full and reaches the butt with three brass pins driven through it. The handle is 5 inches, so the tool you pick up forty times a day does not feel like a stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eThe leather blade cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVegetable tanned leather, stitched by hand around this blade's own shape, so nothing shifts inside it. A welt runs in the seam, a strip of leather giving the thread a channel where the edge cannot find it. The face carries a stamped basket weave, pressed in while the hide was damp. It goes over the steel and no further. The handle stays in the open, which is what you want reaching into a drawer or a rolled kit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWho it suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost buyers own a chef knife and a paring knife already, and keep reaching past both.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone doing ten small jobs before dinner starts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCooks with a narrow counter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuyers who want plain steel and no pattern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeople who like a knife that lives on the side\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eWhat comes in the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 6 inch utility knife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe stamped basket weave leather blade cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA care card\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree sharpening for life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eEvery piece is different\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicarta is cloth, and the cloth surfaces once sanding cuts into it, so the green comes out mottled a different way on every set of scales. The forged spine goes dark wherever the fire sat. Brass pins are filed flush one at a time. What the photograph shows is a model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWash it in the sink and dry it before you set it down. This one gets rinsed and abandoned in the rack, and that is where orange spotting starts. Wipe food safe mineral oil across both faces before it goes in the drawer. Cut on wood or plastic. A whetstone at roughly 20 degrees per side and a strop afterwards keeps the edge going. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/knife-care-sharpening\"\u003ecare and sharpening page\u003c\/a\u003e has the detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePut a name on it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngraving costs 20 dollars per blade and you tick it on this page. About 30 characters fits, so a name and a year. A proof image comes over first and nothing runs until you approve it. Budget another 3 to 5 business days on the order. Order 10 or more and we do not charge. The \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/engraving\"\u003eengraving page\u003c\/a\u003e spells it out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eQuestions buyers ask\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a utility knife actually for?\u003c\/strong\u003e The jobs too big for a paring blade and too small to justify a chef knife. That is most of a kitchen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDo I still need a chef knife?\u003c\/strong\u003e Facing a squash or a tray of onions, yes. This one handles everything either side of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy tall and straight sided?\u003c\/strong\u003e Height keeps your hand off the board. The straight run gives a flat edge on a short blade, and the curve up front trims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill it rust?\u003c\/strong\u003e It can. 1095 is carbon steel, so dry it after washing and keep a film of oil on it. A dishwasher would ruin it, so it never sees one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy no pattern on this one?\u003c\/strong\u003e An etch would not change the cut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the wait?\u003c\/strong\u003e Most US orders arrive in 5 to 7 business days.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you would rather have a curve under your hand, the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/hand-forged-chef-knife-6-inch-walnut\"\u003e6 inch chef knife in walnut\u003c\/a\u003e is the same length with a rocking edge, and for work done in the air there is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/damascus-paring-knife-camel-bone\"\u003eDamascus paring knife on camel bone\u003c\/a\u003e. This one sits with the board knives in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kitchen-knives\"\u003ekitchen knives\u003c\/a\u003e, plain steel under \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/high-carbon-1095\"\u003e1095 high carbon steel\u003c\/a\u003e, the lot in \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":44145900683382,"sku":"VEF-KIT-HC-2106","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/2427\/9670\/files\/chef-16-carbon-utility-green-micarta_cb43db7e-b0c6-45a6-928d-ea8a355946d4.jpg?v=1788856962","url":"https:\/\/viperedgeforge.com\/products\/hand-forged-kitchen-utility-knife-green-micarta","provider":"Viper Edge USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}