{"product_id":"wayne-the-wallaby-the-bbq-utility-knife","title":"Wayne the Wallaby | The BBQ Utility Knife","description":"\u003cp\u003e← \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/australian-animal-bbq-knives\"\u003eExplore the Australian Animal BBQ Collection\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Inspiration\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe wallaby is the one you actually see. Kangaroos get the coat of arms and the tourist photos, but it's wallabies in the scrub at the edge of the headlights, wallabies in the hills behind town, wallabies picking through a picnic ground with an air of casual entitlement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThere are dozens of species and they've solved almost every habitat this country offers — rock wallabies bouncing up cliff faces that look vertical, swamp wallabies eating things that should be inedible, agile wallabies out on the northern floodplains. Smaller than a red, quicker through tight country, and better at the awkward ground where a big animal can't turn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eNever the one in the photo. Always in the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Design\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eWayne is the utility knife, which is a polite way of saying it's the one you'll actually reach for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eMost BBQ prep isn't heroic. It's halving snags, slicing a lemon, trimming a fat cap, cutting cheese for the board, portioning sausage for kids who won't wait, opening the bag of ice nobody thought to open earlier. Too big a job for a paring knife, too small to justify picking up the chef's — that gap is where the afternoon really happens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe blade is mid-length and narrow, light enough to use one-handed off the board and long enough to be useful on it. Manoeuvrable in tight country, exactly like its namesake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"auto\"\u003eNine times out of ten, this is the knife that ends up in your hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"text-text-100 mt-2 -mb-1 text-base font-bold\"\u003eThe Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Utility · 155 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBlade thickness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSteel:\u003c\/strong\u003e VG10 core, hammered damascus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardness:\u003c\/strong\u003e 62 HRC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdge:\u003c\/strong\u003e 17° double bevel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHandle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Rosewood timber, G10 liner\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFittings:\u003c\/strong\u003e Steel and copper pins\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 214 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOverall length:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Koi Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47176501723324,"sku":null,"price":275.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3098\/1008\/files\/Wallaby_df09efca-3bdb-41c0-85fe-1907c7552c51.png?v=1793064242","url":"https:\/\/www.koiknives.com\/products\/wayne-the-wallaby-the-bbq-utility-knife","provider":"Koi Knives","version":"1.0","type":"link"}