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Colton (Canton, US)
Withdrawn from the shadow realm

This knife is so esoteric, I feel like I'm wielding a legendary weapon to mince shallots. Has a nice weight to it, it feels like a strong knife. The knife has a highly textured surface, you can feel the grooves in the damascus and the nashiji finish is less of a perfect pear skin and more of a pear that fell off the tree and has some dirt on it. The ginsan blade is razor sharp and I felt that it was easy to sharpen on wetstones. Very happy with the knife, it's beautiful and can be a daily driver. What a combo.

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Karl-Heinz Herrmann (Camburg, DE)
Very interesting geometry and finish

I always liked the slighty rougher finishes, where the blade kind of emerges from the raw(er) steel.
This knife has a very interesting finish. On the photos you see the nashiji finish, the transition to the damascus and the inner core steel towards the blade. All of the surfaces, including the "polished" core steel have a rough feel to them, like a sand blasted finish. The knife is super sharp out of the box, but at the same time feels a lot heavier then typical slicers. The knife back is rather thick towards the handle but has a super fine point with a double sharpened edge. Perfect for poke into something or cutting fine stuff with the very thin blade in the tip area. Larger rougher stuff can be handled closer to the handle.
I have not tried to sharpen this yet, so I can't tell how much the sharpening will damage the sand blasted finish close to the edge. I do believe, any accidental scratch further up will be very visible on the sand blasted surface.