PASTRELLO SIGNATURE KNIFE This New Age knife was designed in collaboration between RGM and the noted painter Franco Pastrello. Pastrello's technique makes extensive use of palette knives, so RGM asked him to add a few new shapes to their avant-garde New Age line. This is one of those knives, emblazoned with Pastrello's signature on the handle. NEW AGE PALETTE KNIVES Designed for direct, contemporary painting with a variety of stiff and soft-body media, RGM New Age Palette Knives offer unique effects that would be impossible with conventional knives. New Age knives are made in the same way as RGM's well-known Plus knives, with solid wood handles, brass fittings, and electroplated steel blades.