關兼繼「Zuiun」R2/SG2 大馬士革 150mm 切助佩蒂

I purchased three of these knives. The petty, the bunka and the gyuto. All three are beautiful. At first, I wasn't sure I would like them due to their weight and the shape of the handle. I have grown accustomed to yaxell and miyabi knives - their weight, balance and handle shapes. These knives felt a little front heavy to me and also the edges on the handles I wasn't sure would be comfortable. I almost sent them back, but then reconsidered and decided to try using them. I can say that they were great to actually use and didn't take long for me to get used to them. The ONLY negative I would mention so far is that the sharpness on each of the blades was inconsistent. The bunka sliced like nothing I have experienced before. Then using the other two knives I wondered what was wrong - it was like using a different, somewhat dull knife. I realized that the blades must not have been sharpened evenly before packaging. For example, near the tip and the heel the knives were sharper than on the belly or the area just after the tip area. This area I use the most since I mainly press down or slice. I wish they were all three the same. So now I'm wondering if I can get the other two knives as sharp as the bunka. If you recall the movie Kill Bill - where the swordmaker tells the bride that his sword would cut god. That's how sharp the bunka was - effortless. So there is potential. For the money, I'd expect them to all be perfect and consistent on the edge.

Looks like a mini kiritsuke and operates like a utility knife. Very comfortable for small to medium sized hands. I stropped right out of the box and the knife's already sharper than my vg10 6" without any other touch-ups