Vic Cardenas
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I thought I'd share some pictures of my main knife. A Sakai Takayuki Grand Chef (or is that Cheff?). I adore this thing. It may not be revered around here but I think it's a great knife for the money and could rival other lasers for far less money. It is really thin at about 1.8mm at the heal. I don't have a weight but it's really, really light as I'm sure you can tell. The spine has a really nice rounded polish on it. The choil is cut nicely. There isn't very much flex in it for how thin it is. It sharpens up very nicely and feels great on the stones and de-burrs very easily. The AEB-L really is a great steel but I think the biggest downside is it's finished at 58hrc. But the edge retention is about on par with my other knives in the 60hrc range. Anyway, enjoy!