Derek Pretti Knives

03/25/2026

For over 12 years I’ve been frequenting , a family-owned and operated sandwich shop in Boston. Since day one I’ve been infatuated with the place and recommend them every chance I get. Rosie and her brother, John, treat every customer like family in the most Italian way possible: serving them a generously portioned, delicious sandwich. And as someone raised by an Italian mother who is always ensuring every one is well fed, I know Rosie and the staff at Figaro’s cares about each patron.

Yesterday, I surprised Rosie with this custom 10” chef knife. I hope it helps her prepare many comforting meals for her family and friends ❤️

03/23/2026

Winners are .holic and .erdman !!

03/22/2026

Random Sunday giveaway! Made a couple knives from small leftover pieces of 80CrV2. I think I’m going to make some more of these in a better steel at some point. Anyways…

This is a two knife giveaway for you and one friend. I will send whichever I choose to the winner and the other to their tagged buddy.

Rules to participate:
1. Follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook.
2. Reply ONCE to this post with a comment tagging one friend you’d want to win with.
3. Your friend can reply ONCE as well tagging you or another person.
4. Entries will stop tonight at 8:00PM EST and a winner will be chosen live around 8:30 PM EST.
5. Have fun and good luck!

03/20/2026

Custom Sage reblade in K390 is done 🤘🏻

03/14/2026

Grinding out some Frenzies today 🤘🏻

03/08/2026

Needs a little detent tuning, but we’re getting there!

03/08/2026

Today’s project is a K390 reblade for a Spyderco Sage

02/13/2026

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It's been a while since my last update. After returning from Blade Atlanta in June, I realized I needed some time to relax and do other things. House projects seem to take up a lot of my free time and of course there is always fun to be had. What's been going on in the shop? I acquired a Mr. Deburr....