This knife is designed to precisely cut smaller and thinner slices of meat, and is flexible to accomplish this task. Many cooks find slicing knives better suited to slicing ham, roasts, fish, or barbecued beef and pork and venison. The knife has a full tang with pakkawood riveted to each side of the tang creating a very distinctive and comfortable handle. A pakkawood handle is made from multiple layers of wood impregnated with a plastic resin.