Posted By:
Peter Adams -
verified customerI have been staging for a master Japanese chef and as i am a 270mm user in western kitchens he recommended that i go for a tall 240 -250mm guyto for his kitchen .....He has a zdp version of this blade and was aw struck at mine when it arrived.... first this blade is beautiful to look at the oak handle is flawless and unique not many are made with this wood...the core steel blue # 2 has performed brilliantly i usually go AS with a 64 HRC...but this is very close and to be honest i cant tell to much difference in performance just a little easier to sharpen....The blade is 4mm wide at the choil but tampers very fast about an inch after the its 2.1 and then has the best distill taper of all my knive .9mm and 1.5 inches from the tip ...agin the grinds and wide bevels of this blade shock me i have others more costly that dont match this..it got a great profile 1/2 the blade is flat but has an aggressive belly the rest of the way to the tip no problems digging the tip for me ....this said the balance is very blade heavy ...i added a copper balance i ground in to an octagon plate at the end of the handle about 209 grams and the blade floats in my hand know...great great hand made knife for a very comfortable price....Was this rating helpful to you?
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