4" Paring Knife - Zhen Series (PM8O)

ZHEN SERIES (PM8O)
4"
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A 4" paring knife built for the close work, peeling, trimming, segmenting, deveining. The blade is 67-layer Damascus folded around a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC and ground to 15° per side. The octagonal wa handle in olive wood and black buffalo horn drops the balance point right under your pinch grip, so the tip goes exactly where your fingers send it.

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Reach for this when the knife leaves your hand and the food comes to you. Peeling an apple, deveining prawns, segmenting a blood orange, scoring the skin on a duck breast: these are in-hand jobs, and a 4-inch blade is the right size for all of them. You won't get the same control from a utility knife, and you definitely won't get it from a chef knife.

Built for In-Hand Work

The short blade stays inside your hand's field of vision while you're working. That's the whole point of a paring knife. You can feel where the tip is, guide it around seeds, and peel the skin off an apple in one continuous stroke without looking away. The blade has a hidden tang (a partial tang) set into the octagonal handle, which suits the lighter grip you use in-hand, not the pinch grip you need on the board. It won't feel nose-heavy mid-peel.

The Same Steel as the Bigger Blades

Don't let the size fool you. This is the same 67-layer Damascus build: 10Cr15CoMoV core, vacuum heat-treated to 60±2 HRC, wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus cladding. That hardness is what you want on a blade this small. A soft paring knife deflects mid-cut. This one holds its line through a whole session of deveining prawns or segmenting citrus, where the tip is doing fine, repetitive work on every piece.

Specifications

  • Blade Steel: 67-layer Damascus with 10Cr15CoMoV core
  • Hardness: 60±2 HRC (Vacuum Heat Treated)
  • Blade Profile: 4-inch paring knife
  • Handle: Olive wood and black buffalo horn, hidden partial tang
  • Use: In-hand peeling, deveining prawns, segmenting citrus, and precision tip work where a larger blade has too much length to control.
  • Series: Zhen Series (PM8O)
  • Model: PM8O-SG

Complete Your Set

Pair it with the Zhen 7.5" Santoku (PM8O-RS) for the board work this small blade isn't built for, and the Zhen 5.5" Utility Knife (PM8O-WY) for the in-between jobs where you want a blade that's off the hand but still compact.

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THE NERDY BITS
  • Knife type: Paring knife
  • Blade length: 4.0 in (102 mm)
  • Blade material: 67 layers Damascus steel with 10Cr15CoMoV core
  • Core steel: 10Cr15CoMoV
  • Hardness: 60±2 HRC
  • Edge angle: 15° per side, double bevel
  • Heat treatment: Vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
  • Handle: Olive wood + black buffalo horn, octagonal wa style
  • Tang: Hidden partial tang
  • Care: Hand wash only, not dishwasher safe
  • Warranty: Lifetime (manufacturing defects)
  • Made in: Yangjiang, China
  • Weight: 65 g (knife)

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Details & Specifications

IDEAL FOR:

  • Peeling
  • Precision
  • Vegetables
  • Delicates
TYPE
Paring Knife
STEEL
10Cr15CoMoV
CONSTRUCTION
Hidden partial tang
BLADE LENGTH
102mm
CLADDING
67-layer Damascus
HANDLE
Olive Wood+Black Buffalo Horn
HARDNESS
60±2 HRC
WEIGHT
65g
EDGE ANGLE
15° per side

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