SHAN ZU Damascus Nakiri Knife 6.5 Inch Japanese Steel Damascus Kitchen Knife, Professional Kitchen Knife Sharp High Carbon Super Steel 67 Layers Kitchen Nakiri Chef Knife with G10 Handle

this is really great, sharp and very details, cant go wrong with this knife

This beautiful Nakiri knife from Shan-Zu is by far the best knife i have ever had. The feel of it and the weight and balance are wonderful, the sharpness and cutting performance is excellent, perfect straight cuts with no veering off to the side like some knives do. The appearance of it is also great, its has a 67 layer damascus blade which looks beautiful with the swirl and raindrop patterns, the handle is hardwood fitted reassuringly to the tang with rivets marked with the Shan-Zu logo and capped at the end with stainless steel also marked with the logo. I am very pleased with this knife and will be looking at other knives from this company.

A fantastic knife. I have had this for over a year now and it's still sharp and my favourite :o)

To evaluate a blade such as this I normally rest it on a tomato and see if the weight of the knife is sufficient to slice through the tomato with no extra downward pressure. The knife performed very well, easily the sharpest (as delivered) I have ever purchased. Of course the longevity of the sharpness will take time to assess. The knife is quite comfortable to hold. Checking the ground edge with a magnifying glass showed uneven grind marks (is this normal?) and, in one small area, what appeared to be a small void in the metal. This was a bit disappointing so one star deducted.

Looks good and is very sharp. Hope it keeps its edge. Easy to use

It has been used pretty much every day for the past year, and it gets some abuse! It only needed sharpening properly once, but it is honed with decent steel before almost every use. This is a lovely knife to use.

I wish I found this manufacturer years ago. Beautifully crafted Damascus layered knives. Individually crafted, razor sharp, nicely balanced and a superb contoured handle. Everything is superbly finished, even the packaged box it's presented in. You can make super thin cuts of tomatoes or vegetables, slice through meat without struggling. Great knives, I bought more from the company.

This is an excellent , very very sharp, knife. It cuts through even the toughest foods with ease. Literally just wipe it through veg , fish, steak etc. I’m Loving it!!!

Very good performance for the price Great edge retention, and very easy to sharp back to shaving sharp and more I sharpen with diamond stones, 400 and 1200 grit then a strop to remove burr, Perfect and no rust so far, I use it in a professional kitchen, perfect and well balanced too on the wrist.

Cuchillo muy filoso excelente calidad

I've bought these knives one at a time as I liked them and wanted more, and also brought one for a friend. All knives except one arrived very sharp, the one which was a little dull only needed a few strokes on the honing rod. Ive used especially the nakiri daily for the past few weeks and it keeps the sharpness very well. They are all the pro damascus series except with the big cleaver I got the classic series. It feels robust and is sharp, though the rivets on the handle (on the classic) isn't perfectly flush, but it's not a bother. I just feel an edge there if I look for it, which I don't feel on the damaskus ones. The wood print on the glass fibre handle is somewhat pixelated - probably a design choice but I'm not a fan of that. Anyways, it's good knives both to use and to look at.

Outre le côté esthétique du couteau, de l'écrin dans lequel il est livré, je trouve que ce couteau offre un équilibre des masses entre la lame et le manche qui permet d'être très à l'aise même pour couper des légumes très durs ! Il est très agréable à utiliser. J'ai même tendance à lui accorder une attention particulière, comme un objet de valeur. Il ne va pas au lave-vaisselle, et il retourne dans son emballage plastique et son embout de protection après chaque utilisation. Il a acquis une valeur sentimentale très rapidement. Comme s'il avait été fait à la main, ce dont je doute. Bref, allez-y les yeux fermés !

I have a few higher-quality knives, including Wusthof and some Japanese-made VG10 knives. I wanted to try a more budget-friendly knife with good steel to see what the real difference was. This knife was sharper out of the box than any knife I've bought. It could shave hair very easily. Of course the initial edge is only one factor--we'll see how the the retention is, and whether it rusts or otherwise fails--but that first impression matters, and it was good. The knife is heavy for its size, but not overly so. The handle is comfortable and meets the tang perfectly, so the quality control seems good. Overall it feels well made. If it really is AUS10 and real damaacus, I believe it'll perform very well. I only received this knife today, so I may need to update this review as time goes on. Initial impression is that it's a good knife for a good price.