I dont post many reviews here but felt I should share this one. I grabbed this knife on a whim from this forum, honestly based mostly on pricing. I was looking for a laser and decided to give this one a shot. Honestly I am pretty blown away, it reminds me of how I felt when I picked up and @eddworks back in the summer. My expectations weren't too high but I was seriously impressed. In fact I probably shouldn't share or his pricing may go up 
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Fit and Finish on this knife are fantastic, its an extreme laser and yet everything is rounded and polished. Spine, choil are amazing but even the forge marks in the blade seemed to have been polished. The handle fit up is fantastic, there are no warps or twists in anyway.
Performance is where I am most impressed though. This blade has some actual convexity and food release which I do not associate with a laser.
I dont really love lasers due to the knife not really having much weight so I often feel like I have to work harder than when using a larger blade. When you pair that with stiction they arent always fun to use. This one is still light and you have to put slightly more force than a midweight but as food doesn't stick it feels really good. I big Cauliflower I cut last night felt like nothing to cut through and this blade is extremely nimble in use. Out of box edge was good, and like a good 52100 it is very slow to patina and retention is good. I have only cooked a couple of meals so far and I dont normally love lasers but this is a fantastic knife. I would/will not hesitate to buy from @Knot Handcrafted. Lastly he was great to work with when messaging on Instagram. For me having good communication with a maker is extremely important.
Laser gyuto in 52100 at 62HRC. Stabilised curly maple handle, ironwood & G10 spacer. Convex bevels at 500 grit, rounded and polished spine and choil.
Cutting edge - 235mm
Height - 50mm
Overall length - 382mm
Handle - 133mm
Spine - 2.35 at the handle, midway 2.05mm, 0.7mm at 10mm from the tip.
Edge - 0.15mm at 1mm, 0.45mm at 5mm, 0.82 at 10mm
Weight 169g
POB - at the makers mark ( approximately 32mm from the handle)
.Fit and Finish on this knife are fantastic, its an extreme laser and yet everything is rounded and polished. Spine, choil are amazing but even the forge marks in the blade seemed to have been polished. The handle fit up is fantastic, there are no warps or twists in anyway.
Performance is where I am most impressed though. This blade has some actual convexity and food release which I do not associate with a laser.
I dont really love lasers due to the knife not really having much weight so I often feel like I have to work harder than when using a larger blade. When you pair that with stiction they arent always fun to use. This one is still light and you have to put slightly more force than a midweight but as food doesn't stick it feels really good. I big Cauliflower I cut last night felt like nothing to cut through and this blade is extremely nimble in use. Out of box edge was good, and like a good 52100 it is very slow to patina and retention is good. I have only cooked a couple of meals so far and I dont normally love lasers but this is a fantastic knife. I would/will not hesitate to buy from @Knot Handcrafted. Lastly he was great to work with when messaging on Instagram. For me having good communication with a maker is extremely important.
Laser gyuto in 52100 at 62HRC. Stabilised curly maple handle, ironwood & G10 spacer. Convex bevels at 500 grit, rounded and polished spine and choil.
Cutting edge - 235mm
Height - 50mm
Overall length - 382mm
Handle - 133mm
Spine - 2.35 at the handle, midway 2.05mm, 0.7mm at 10mm from the tip.
Edge - 0.15mm at 1mm, 0.45mm at 5mm, 0.82 at 10mm
Weight 169g
POB - at the makers mark ( approximately 32mm from the handle)
