do you use your guiding hand as a claw and guide the knife when using a petty knife or pairing knife or other small knife on the board ?

[r0bz]

do you use your guiding hand as a claw and guide the knife when using a petty knife or pairing knife or other small knife on the board ?
i do that only with a big knife like the chefs knife or a cleaver , with small knives i keep my claw behind the knife and do not make contact becaus the knife is not tall enough ...

 

[Doffen]

I do. With all my knives. Only draw cut with the small ones. All types of cuts with the bigger ones.