Many moons ago, my friends at New West KnifeWorks got in touch with an idea. They were launching a custom-made knife program and wanted to know if they could make one for me. Delighted by the idea, I said yes.
We scheduled a call and I spent a little time describing my ideal preserving knife. I wanted something thin and easy to handle, that could manage to hull strawberries, slice cucumbers for pickles, score tomatoes easily, and slip peaches away from their pits. After I’d talked for a while, knife maker Corey stopped me to say, “I think we already make the knife you’re describing.”
We put our discussion on hold and they sent me a couple different models of their G-Fusion Petty Utility Knife to use and live with for a while. Corey was right, it was the knife I’d been hoping for. Made from high carbon steel, the blade is incredibly sharp and holds an edge longer than any other knife I own. It also works well on both small tasks and larger ones.
The handle is made from layers of fiberglass and cloth-epoxy that are compressed and cooked into sheets, before being hand-shaped and polished around the knife tang. The layers of color appear as the material is ground down, meaning that every knife is just a bit different from the last. It also happens to feel terrific in the hand.
Some people might have been disappointed to have ended up with a knife from the New West KnifeWorks product line rather than a custom knife. But not me. Because it means that this wonderful knife is a bit more accessible to you guys and, because it’s not a one-of-a-kind item, I get to give a New West KnifeWorks G-Fusion Petty Utility Knife away to one of you.
I’m trying something new this week and am using Rafflecopter to gather the giveaway entries. If you’re interested in entering to win a knife like mine (the handle color we settled on for me was Mountain Huckleberry. It just seemed appropriate), complete one or all of the entry options listed below.
And two more things. If you’re still intrigued by the idea of a custom New West KnifeWorks knife, they’re giving away one to new subscribers to their mailing list. And if you’ve got a mountain man in your life, make sure to check out New West’s sister shop, Mtn Man Toy Shop.
Sunburst they are all so beautiful!
I think the red one is my favorite.
beautiful knives … I’d be happy with any color and it would get a ton of use in my kitchen!!!
I love them ALL, but I would pick Shoshone!
Peacock!
The huckleberry is very pretty
Love the Huckleberry!
I think I’d want Sunburst!
I would choose the all black…it’s so sleek!
Peacock
I’d love Shoshone!
I would pick all-black.
I’d love the Sunburst.
The same as yours — it is beautiful!
I think I like Peacock!
Color wouldn’t make any difference and I would love the knife, it look great and I imagine it feels good in the hand. Lots of chores for it in my kitchen.
I love the Mountain Huckleberry, but they are all gorgeous!
Cadet blue and mtn huckleberry are both lovely!
that is a beautiful knife. i think your color is my favorite (although all black is awfully nice).
I like the huckleberry
The colors are amazing! I think I’d choose Peacock.
I like red!
Perhaps black, tho all are nice
Love the Peacock!
Black would be my choice.
I would pick the black one.
Mountain Huckleberry is nice, but I think I’d either pick Sherwood or the All Black. (Probably Sherwood, though, because it’s fun to have a crazy-colored handle, LOL.)
i think i’d go with all black.
Peacock!
Suburst for sure! I love that brightness!!!
Lichen–subtle, but gorgeous!
Beautiful knives!!! I love them all — but peacock is my favourite!
Oh what beautiful knives! Lichen is my favorite of the color choices.
Beautiful knives, hard to choose but I think I like the blue one you showed.
Thanks for the great giveaway!
The red, for sure!
I like the black!
I love the lichen!!
There all beautiful but peacock and sunset are probably my favorites!
I’d choose either MTN Huckleberry or Lichen (although Peacock could also be in the running). I love the layers of colors in the handles!
I just saw a movie where a wall was painted blue, then repainted red, so mixed shades seem perfect.
One of the blues.
I really like the color you picked!
My favorite of all of their colors is the MTN Huckleberry!
probably black, simple and classic
MTN Huckleberry! Reminds me of the Pacific Northwest!
Peacock is lovely.
I am drooling…..but Sunburst is epic!
Mountain Huckleberry!!
Love the huckleberry.
The mountain huckleberry is definitely lovely.
I think blue is nice!
They’re all beautiful! I do especially like the Shoshone though, and Starburst.
Beautiful knives! Love your color 🙂
Very nice. Love the knife and it’s color. This is one I hope to win!!
The Sherwood is gorgeous! It would look marvelous in my kitchen! ?
Love the sunburst for a pop of color in my kitchen!
Love the Cadet color!
Peacock or the Mt. Huckleberry
I’m all about shades of blue and purple
So beautiful! I’d be picking either cadet or mountain blueberry.
They are all very, very pretty…I’d pick the Peacock colored handle…thanks!
They’re all beautiful. I’d take any of them but that blue one is very pretty. I’m always looking for a good kitchen knife that will cut or pare without needing to be sharpened every 5 minutes!!!
These knives are gorgeous! My favorite color is the Sunburst though!
I like the blue
Love the Sunburst!
I like the huckleberry
Color?? Who’s thinking about color when there’s an opportunity to win a knife from New West Knifeworks!!! I don’t care what color 🙂
What beautiful knives. I think the Sunburst is my favorite, but man, they’re all so gorgeous.
Definitely the Mt. Huckleberry!
I’m my gosh the Peacock! Love it
They are all so pretty! I would probably choose Sherwood.
I’ve been coveting one of these since your last giveaway… haven’t gotten the gumption to buy one for myself but LOVE them. Like peacock and blue the best. 🙂
Lichen is awfully nice too
I have been eyeing New West Knives for a while and can’t ever decide on my favorite, but for today I think it would be cadet.
I really like the Sherwood or Mountain Huckleberry.
I love Sunburst!
I like all the colors, but probably the lichen is my “best favorite.”
I’d get it in Sherwood!
Mountain Huckleberry for me!
I really like Lichen and Cadet, but in reality I always end up buying black everything!
Peacock!!!
The handle is so pretty!
Mountain Huckleberry blue!
I love the sunburst color!
I would pick the sunburst colour!
What a great giveaway! I love the Peacock colorway!
I think the MTN Huckleberry
Huckleberry — so northwestern!
I would choose the Sunburst love the color of this. It would also match the color of my daughter’s pan set.
Wow I love that color!
I love all of them!!
I love that color; what an interesting design, too!
Pretty pretty! Shoshone is the colour I’d choose.
The blue is gorgeous. Starburst is nice, too. They are all really beautiful.
I really like the Peacock!
The color I like is called Peacock. Thanks for the giveaway!
Any color, love them all
I like the name “Lichen” so I’ll go with that. A nice, subtle color combo.
Lichen
Shoshone – very pretty.