Catalina Paring Knives

Catalina Paring Knives

The Paring Knife — Precision in Your Hand

Catalina is made for the small, careful work that brings a dish together. Light, precise, and designed for control, it moves effortlessly through peeling, trimming, and delicate cuts, bringing Aura California craftsmanship to the details that deserve the closest attention.

The Flagship

Calafia

The Chef's Knife — Ruler of the Kitchen

California was named for Queen Calafia. So was this knife. This is where daily cooking begins. Designed with balance and geometry, engineered to carry the majority of the kitchen's work. Enduring and deliberate because a chef knife should feel inevitable. Hand-tuned for daily cooking. Chosen first and trusted over time.

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The One They Remember

Alta

The Utility Knife — Nothing Else Like It

People pick it up and they don't want to set it down. The hand-shaped ball bolster isn't decoration — it perfects the balance point, giving you a grip and control unlike any knife you've held. Our most distinctive design, and the one our customers reach for first.

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A TOOL FOR DETAIL

CATALINA

THE PARING KNIFE - MADE FOR CAREFUL HANDS

Named for Santa Catalina Island, after St. Catherine, patron saint of knife sharpeners. Every other knife in the range performs at a distance. Catalina closes it. Refined in form and engineered for control. Built for precise work at the ready. A tool for detail. Small in scale, it provides stability and accuracy. Intimate and personal. Made for careful hands.

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The Set

AUROCHS

Steak Knives

The Aurochs was the wild ancestor of modern domestic cattle. The ancient wild of this land. Its fossils have been recovered from the La Brea Tar Pits in the heart of Los Angeles. The Aurochs is the steak knife rooted in California's oldest beef country. Western in profile, primal, and built for the cut that matters most at the table.

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THE WANDERER'S BLADE

ATRI

Made for the table it travels to

Atri is the steak knife of the voyager. Thinner, lighter, and European in geometry. The same table, another location. A plain edge, drawn clean through the cut. Elegant and exact. A different discipline.

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Made in Los AngelesCalifornia

From steel to handle, every Aura California knife is conceived, crafted, and finished in America's largest manufacturing city. Not because it's easier — because it matters.

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