Please spare me your petty advise !

[MWhtrader]

Whats a better handle, wa vs western for petty? Do you think there is "better" handle for petty techniques?

 

[oivind_dahle]

I have no opinions what pro wants, but spending a year on this forum I see the pro often go for longer knives.
I have a 150 DT ITK and a Carter 150 ish. I also have a Ittosai 135 and a few victorinox in 120 ish. When I went high end custom i wanted a 140-145 ish petty. I also wanna have more high heel than normal petty. Something between carter and dt. However I don't see why you should just have one. Have 8!

Wa vs Yo?
http://www.kitchenknifeforums.com/showthread.php/946-Wa-or-Yo-Handles

IF I should only have one petty, I would however gone for 52100 or Devins insane wear resistant stainless. Well to be honest there are just 3 makers that would hit my spot .)

 

[MWhtrader]

Actually what I meant to ask is more in line with : which type of handle fits better with your techniques?

for a longer knife like gyuto.... definitely 210 or longer... i like the wa handle.

for a petty .... i have no idea .... i might just have to buy 2 knives and have a deboning fest with some chickens.

 

[tk59]

I find handles don't matter a whole lot other than westerns are generally not my favorite. They are much more hand-specific. Wa handles always seem to be nice to use.