Having spent a couple days with this bad boy I can honestly say "Wow". Seriously. There is no way this knife, or any knife by such a young maker, should perform this well. OOTB edge was absolutely less than stellar, yet w/o any touching up I put it to work. First thing I cut was parsnips. Hot knife through warm butter, very minimal stiction. Second was onions. Like dicing air, and again very minimal sticking. Next up was carrots. Again, hot knife through warm butter with almost not product sticking. Than potatoes (russets), and once again amazing results. The rest of the day was the same "Wow". This knife out performs many that I've experienced that were 3 times the price. All with a dull-ish edge. It's just stupid.
The knife itself is fairly light, clocking in at 169.82g's. The choil is well eased, practically fully rounded, yet the spine is not. I will be changing this soon though. The KU finish is very smooth and actually looks good. The handle has a nice solid feel to it and compliments the overall balance well. When in pinch grip, the knife feels perfectly balanced.
These knives are hand made, so there may be variances from each one, and maybe the one I received just happened to be magical. Doesn't matter. It's mine now and I'll continue to be astonished every time I put it to use.
I bought this because I was curious. I figured I'd end up selling it once I had a chance to play around a bit. In my experience it's not so often you get to meet a knife that is as performance savvy as this guy at this price. I will not be selling it, in fact I will be buying more examples from this maker.