The 3.5" Paring Knife from the Yi Series is built for the small, close work a chef's knife is too big for. A 67-layer Damascus blade wraps a 10Cr15CoMoV core, hardened to 60±2 HRC and ground to a fine 12-15° edge per side. The short 3.0" blade gives you full control in the hand for peeling, trimming, deveining and detail cuts. Full-tang construction runs through a rosewood handle for balance and durability.
15° Per Side
Fine 12-15° Edge
67-Layer Damascus
60±2 HRC Core
Full Tang
Rosewood Handle
Reach for this when a job is too small for the chef knife. Peeling a mango in-hand, hulling strawberries, coring a tomato, deveining prawns: these are the tasks that actually need a 3.5-inch blade, not a knife that's dragging the board and fighting you for control. It's the one you use closer to your hand than the cutting board, and it does those jobs the big knives can't.
Don't let the size fool you. The same 10Cr15CoMoV high-carbon stainless core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus goes into this blade as the rest of the Yi Series. Vacuum heat-treated to 60-62 HRC, the edge holds its sharpness on detailed repeat contact. Trimming silverskin, peeling kiwi without tearing the flesh: a soft blade would roll on that kind of work. This one doesn't.
The rosewood handle is triple-riveted with full-tang construction, so the balance point sits right where your fingers wrap rather than tipping into the blade. At 90g it's light enough to use in-hand for extended prep without fatigue. The same rosewood and Damascus pattern ties it visually to the rest of the Yi Series if you're building out the set.
Pair it with the Yi Series 8.5" Chef Knife for board work and the 7" Santoku for push-cut vegetable prep. Add the 5" Utility Knife if you want a blade that bridges the gap between this paring knife and the chef.
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Yi Series
Every kitchen needs one knife for the work your chef's knife can't reach. The Yi Series paring knife is it. At 3.5" overall with a 3.0" blade, it sits entirely in your hand for peeling, hulling, segmenting and any cut that calls for precision over reach. The Yi range pairs genuine 67-layer Damascus with a hardworking 10Cr15CoMoV core, so this is not a token small knife. It is the same steel and the same heat treatment as the bigger blades, scaled for fine work.
In stock. Ships from Australia. Hand-wash only.
In-Hand Control
A paring knife lives in your fingers, not on the board. The short 3.0" blade and rosewood handle keep the balance close to the hand, so you can peel apples in the air, devein prawns, hull strawberries and trim fat with full command of the edge. The 12-15° per-side grind takes a keen point that follows the curve of whatever you are working.
The Steel
The cutting edge is a 10Cr15CoMoV core, a cobalt-bearing stainless steel hardened to 60±2 HRC through vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle. Around it sit 67 folded layers of Damascus, giving the blade its rippled grain. The result holds a fine edge and resists corrosion, hand-washed and dried after use.
Specification
Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.
In the Hand
The tang runs the full length of a rosewood handle, putting weight close to the blade for the controlled, choked-up grip a paring knife wants. Rosewood is dense and warm in the hand. Hand wash and dry it, never the dishwasher, and the handle stays sound for years.
The difference
Xinzuo Yi B27 Paring
Generic supermarket paring knife
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Small, precise jobs: peeling, hulling strawberries, deveining prawns, segmenting citrus and trimming. The short 3.0" blade gives you in-hand control a larger knife can't.
A 10Cr15CoMoV core wrapped in 67 layers of Damascus steel, hardened to 60±2 HRC through vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze cycle.
It's ground to a fine 12-15° per side, which takes a keen point well suited to detail work and tight curves.
Yes. The tang runs the full length of the rosewood handle, keeping the balance close to the hand.
No. Hand wash and dry it after use. Dishwashers damage both the Damascus blade and the rosewood handle.
Yangjiang, Guangdong, in China's traditional knife-making region.
Yes, a lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects via xinzuo.com.au.
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