HOLBEIN PAINTING & PALETTE KNIVES
All of Holbein’s painting and palette knives are produced in Seki-City, which was founded 800 years ago by sword craftsmen who settled there due to the abundance of high-quality chestnut and pine charcoal, clean water, and suitable clay, all essential ingredients for the sword-making blacksmith. This city, which was the home of the famous “Sekino Magoruku” swords, remains Japan’s premier center for the production of cutlery.
The techniques developed over centuries of sword-making have been applied to the manufacture of this strong ‘steel brush’, enabling the artist to achieve a soft, delicate touch in creating unique surfaces.
All of Holbein’s knives are made from a single piece of steel, a key specification that ensures predictable balance and adequate strength for years of reliable use. The 12-degree neck angle will allow the artist to hold the knife normally, without point contact with the canvas surface, and to maintain a uniform 0.1mm blade thickness, which allows a natural flexibility and results in a delicate balance when applying color.
The Holbein painting knife and related palette knives offer the sword makers’ skills in the production of these most versatile artists’ tools.
MX PAINTING KNIVES
Hand-forged stainless steel blades, made from a single piece of steel, and a hardwood handle provide predictable balance and adequate strength for years of reliable use. The 12-degree neck angle will allow the artist to hold the knife normally without making point contact with the canvas surface. MX knives are flexible, strong, and rust-proof. Choose from five shapes in both standard flexibility (S) and stiff flexibility (H) formats. The MX is a superior quality painting knife.
1066 & 1066-S Painting Knives
Hand-forged in Seki, Japan, these exquisite knives reflect skills honed over centuries of sword-making. All Holbein knives are made from a single piece of steel, a key specification that ensures predictable balance and adequate strength for years of reliable use. The 12-degree neck angle will allow the artist to hold the knife normally without making point contact with the canvas surface.
Series 1066 Knives are hand-forged stainless steel blades mounted in hardwood handles.
Series 1066S are rust-proof stainless steel blades for use with oil color, water-soluble oil color, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, and poster color.
Palette Knives
Created in Seki City, Japan, Holbein Palette Knives are produced using techniques derived from centuries of sword-making. Holbein palette knives feature a flexible steel blade with no sharpened cutting edge, making them ideal for mixing paint and mediums on a palette before application to a desired surface.