K Sabatier x Bernal Cutlery Nouvel Ideal collaboration series 4" paring knife. XC75 carbon steel blade with brass riveted palissander handle.
Our Nouvel Ideal line is an homage to the original Sabatier Ideal model of the 1920s. Forged full tang integral ferrule/bolster carbon steel construction with brass riveted palissander handles are true to the first Ideals forged in the 1920s in Thiers. We have added or subtracted some design features on different knives, but the essentials are still intact after 100 years.
Nouvel Ideal series knives are drop forged from a single piece of XC75 carbon steel and tempered to 54-56 HRC. They are hand ground extra thin behind the edge for awesome cutting feel, easy to sharpen and have good toughness, and a great all around workhorse.
