Paring Knife Blank recomendations

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barretc

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Hello all,

First post after being a lurker for a while. I am wondering if any of you have some reccomendations for a Paring Knife/Petty blade kit/blank?

I have been into Japanese kitchen knives for a while now, and have been getting more interested in making my own. So, I thought a good starter project would be to start with a kit, or pre ground blank and add handle materials myself. I would LOVE to start with raw steel, but am currently apartment bound without a dedicated work area for grinders or drill presses. I have a dremel, various hand tools/files and a portable sander that I thought would help.

So, back to the blanks/kits. I was thinking about getting 3 matched (or unmatched for that matter) blanks and doing different handle combos for each (1 for me, 2 for family/christmas). I am hoping for something with decent steel that can take a good edge. Most of the knowledge I have is for a few of the common japanese cutlery steels like VG-10 (I have a nice Hattori Gyuto that I dig, which is made with VG-10). Open to other ideas. Most of the blanks I have seen have been kind of low budget, and have no reference to quality. I'd be open to carbon, but have not seen any in kit form.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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I would look at premium knife supply on ebay or their site. they make a large number of 440C blanks, I have bought several with 3 to 4 inch blades that have worked well in the kitchen
scott
 
I would get a few vintage carbon forgecraft or old hickory from ebay and rehandle them. Almost like a kit.
 
Not exactly the same, but I purchased a large number of "grind limit" boning knives and cut some down for chicken boning and paring knives. For the first time I have a paring knife that I can use - because it has a handle that's large enough to hold.
 
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