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The wood is pale and light, with soft figuring that stays calm rather than showy. Its element is air. On Catalina, the lightest knife in the range, the handle almost disappears in the hand, which is where paring control lives. It suits a cook with a light touch who wants a blade that responds rather than pushes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn the hardware: Nickel Silver keeps the pale wood cool and airy. Naval Brass gives it a soft, sunlit warmth.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe knife\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCatalina is the Aura California paring knife: a 4-inch blade of American-made CPM MagnaCut steel, hardened to 63-64 HRC and handcrafted in California. It is named for Santa Catalina Island, and for Saint Catherine of Alexandria, the patron saint of knife sharpeners. 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