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4" Paring Knife - X1 Series (X01)
The X1 Series 4 inch paring knife is built for the small, precise jobs a chef's knife can't reach. A 100mm blade of 73-layer Damascus over a 14Cr14MoVNb powder-steel core, ground to 15 degrees per side and set into an olive wood handle. Curved bird's-beak profile for peeling, hulling, and in-hand detail work.
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15° Per Side
Golden Angle edge
62 HRC
73-Layer Damascus
Full Tang
Olive Wood Handle
DESCRIPTION
The 4 inch paring knife is your tool for the close, careful work — peeling apples, hulling strawberries, deveining shrimp and precise in-hand trimming. The Xinzuo X1 Series brings flagship steel to this little workhorse.
A Fine Edge That Holds
The 14Cr14MoVNb high-carbon powder-steel core hardened to HRC 62-64 takes and keeps the keen, precise edge a paring knife lives and dies by, while 73 layers of Damascus give every blade a one-of-a-kind pattern.
Made for In-Hand Control
The full-tang build and curved Italian olive wood handle deliver a secure, nimble grip for delicate, controlled cuts.
Specifications
- Type: Paring Knife
- Blade length: 4 inch
- Steel: 14Cr14MoVNb powder-steel core
- Construction: 73-layer Damascus, full tang
- Hardness: HRC 62-64
- Handle: Italian olive wood
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THE NERDY BITS
- Blade length: 100mm (4 inch)
- Blade material: 73-layer Damascus steel
- Core steel: 14Cr14MoVNb powder steel
- Cladding: 72 layers 316/316L stainless steel
- Hardness: 62±2 HRC
- Heat treatment: vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze
- Edge angle: 15 degrees per side (double bevel)
- Blade thickness: 2.1mm
- Knife style: curved bird's-beak paring knife
- Handle: olive wood
- Tang: full tang
- Weight: 105g
- Care: hand wash only, not dishwasher safe
- Origin: Yangjiang, Guangdong, China
X1 Flagship Series
The small knife that earns its place
Every kitchen needs one knife for the jobs too fine for a chef's knife. The X1 Series paring knife is Xinzuo's Flagship steel in a 4 inch package: a 73-layer Damascus blade over a 14Cr14MoVNb powder-steel core, hardened to 62±2 HRC. Small enough to control in-hand, sharp enough to take work off your big blade.
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In-hand precision
Built for the close work
At 100mm with a curved bird's-beak point, this blade is made for the jobs you do off the board: peeling apples and potatoes, hulling strawberries, deveining prawns, segmenting citrus, and trimming the eyes out of vegetables. The short blade and light 105g balance give you the control a full-size knife can't, so the fine work stays fine.
- 100mm blade
- 105g
- Curved bird's-beak point
- 15° per side
Flagship steel
73-layer Damascus over powder steel
The cutting core is 14Cr14MoVNb powder steel, hardened to 62±2 HRC under vacuum heat treatment and deep freeze for fine, even grain. Around it sit 72 layers of 316/316L stainless cladding, forging the 73-layer Damascus pattern that runs the length of the blade. The edge is ground to 15 degrees per side, the double-bevel Golden Angle, so a small knife still bites cleanly.
Specification
The details.
TypeParing Knife
Blade length100.0mm
Spine2.1mm
Weight105g
Steel14Cr14MoVNb (powder)
Cladding73-layer Damascus
Hardness62±2 HRC
Edge angle15° degrees per side (double bevel, the 'Golden Angle')
ConstructionFull Tang
HandleOlive Wood
Made inChina (Yangjiang, Guangdong)
Hand-wash only — not dishwasher safe.
Olive wood handle
Full tang, real wood
The handle is olive wood over a full tang that runs the length of the grip, so weight sits where your fingers do and the blade feels like an extension of your hand. Each piece carries its own grain. Hand wash and dry it, never the dishwasher, and the wood keeps its character.
The difference
Why this knife
X1 Series Paring Knife
- 73-layer Damascus over 14Cr14MoVNb powder steel
- 62±2 HRC, vacuum heat treated and deep frozen
- 15° per side Golden Angle edge
- Olive wood handle over a full tang
- Curved bird's-beak point for in-hand work
A generic stamped paring knife
- Single piece of soft stainless, no cladding
- Lower hardness, edge dulls fast
- Factory edge ground wide and uneven
- Moulded plastic handle, partial or no tang
- Flat profile that fights off-board cuts
In the box
Everything it comes with.
- 4 inch X1 Series Damascus paring knife
- Gift box
Arrives ready to gift.
Flagship Series
Ready when you are.
X1 Flagship Series
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FAQs
What is the X1 Series paring knife best for?
Small, in-hand jobs, peeling, hulling strawberries, segmenting citrus, deveining prawns and trimming vegetables, where a 4 inch blade gives more control than a chef's knife.
What steel is the blade?
A 73-layer Damascus blade with a 14Cr14MoVNb powder-steel cutting core, clad in 72 layers of 316/316L stainless steel.
How hard is the blade?
62±2 HRC, achieved with vacuum heat treatment and a deep-freeze stage for fine, even grain and lasting edge retention.
What is the edge angle?
15 degrees per side, a double-bevel grind Xinzuo calls the Golden Angle.
What is the handle made of?
Olive wood over a full tang, so each knife has its own grain and the balance sits in the hand.
Can I put it in the dishwasher?
No. Hand wash and dry it. The dishwasher damages both the blade and the olive wood handle.
Where is it made?
Yangjiang, Guangdong, China, the city long known for Chinese knife making.
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