Leaf-shaped navaja knife 6 cm

This small leaf-shaped folding knife slips into a pocket or clips onto a keyring by its ring. Folded, it no longer looks like a knife: just a curved leaf of steel. Open, it is a penknife with a 6 cm blade, for opening a parcel or peeling a piece of fruit.

It is entirely stainless steel, blade and handle included, with the curved outline that gives it its name. It is made in Spain by Albainox, a cutler in Albacete, the town where the navaja, the Spanish folding knife, was born.

Like any penknife, handle it blade outwards and close it as soon as you are done. Stainless steel does not rust, but wipe it after use all the same, especially after cutting fruit. A pass on a fine stone now and then is enough to keep the edge.