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Love the way this knife cuts. Well balanced in the hands and cuts just about anything like butter.

We barely used this knife for a couple of weeks and the tip broke off and the blade has pockmarks all over it. The handle design is very poor for heavy use, as my hand kept slipping forward towards the blade. There is no indent to get a good grip and keep your hand in place. We're returning this knife and sticking with the $15 carbon/stainless chef's knife I bought when I was in college.

Amazingly sharp. Handles well. My wife loves it. I will definitely buy more.

I strongly recommend that you at least give this one a try (go to Williams Sonoma or elsewhere and handle it)! This knife does it for me. Its D-shaped handle is very comfortable for my relatively large hand, and it simply glides through veggies and meat. Note also that the handles come in right handed and left handed versions. I've talked to "pros" in stores that sell lots of good Japanese cutlery and I think that some of them tend to shun SHUN (and Global) because it's "mass market" (and then they point you to knives going for $150 or more!). Don't let that discourage you from purchasing this wonderful 8" knife! Everyone has an opinion (as they should, what cuts it for me may not cut it for you)...all I can say by the objective measure of what I think a good knife is supposed to do (cut smoothly and easily, hold an edge, relatively easy to hone and sharpen, comfortable, good-looking!) this works very well for me. The handle has a "warm" and comfortable feel and the thing just looks beautiful sitting on an endgrain board, ready to work! I have Global, MAC and SHUN; all are excellent knives but the SHUN is my favorite due to the handle comfort level (for me) and the beautiful steel patterns. Cutting tough tubers like sweet potatoes can be a little difficult but i think that applies for any knife with any kind of wedge-shaped blade (probably all?). Tomatoes, onions, etc on the other hand, ahhh, piece of cake...it just falls through.

hi, im a chef From Turkey, im so glad to have that knife its super sharp and it holds it. steel is very high quality. its the best knife ive ever used.balance and handle are perfect, i have been using that knife for almost 2 moths i havent seen anything negative.

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nice steel, same resin pakka wood handle as the knives with the same metal end cap, very solid, the angle guide on this was a nice touch. all in all, seems like a great steel and will likely last forever unless i melt it down or something

Shun Sharpening Steel I use Japanese, French and German knives in my kitchen as well as a well known German brand's sharpening steel. I was constantly frustrated by it's inability to hone a blade and assumed I was using it incorrectly. I viewed video after video of correct honing techniques to make sure I had it right but to no avail. I heard that Shun produced a good sharpener-honer so decided to purchase one. I have never looked back! The minute I put a blade to it, I could feel the difference. It realigns and maintains the edge on both the Japanese and European blades every time I use it. One word of caution, it has a slot to guide the 15% angle required for Japanese blades, but this can scratch your knife and spoil it's aesthetics. Otherwise, go and get one, you won't regret it!

When I was growing up I remember my father using one of these but never really paid attention as to what he was doing. So when I finally purchased a good knife I wasn't sure how to keep the blade sharp. But after getting a whetstone and this my knives are now perfectly sharp and this keeps them honed between uses of the whetstone. It's a well made product, and works perfectly.

Seems adequate for the job. I expected better from Shun. The ad says it is made in Seki City Japan, but mine is marked made in China.

Shun. What more needs to be said??? It is simple, Shun is the best all around. Will you pay more? Sure you will but you will never have to buy a replacement in your lifetime. Shun knives are the best in the world, no question.

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Prompt delivery. Seller sent it to Canada for me... Worked as advertised. Would buy from this seller again.

I was highly satisfied with the quality of the stone & the mounting base. If you dare sharpen your own kitchen knives, this is the stone you need. Couple it with a good Shun steel, and you're set to go.

I purchase this stone for my son, and the feedback I get from him is EXCELLENT.

This whetstone works perfectly. The course side really sharpens the knife while the smoother side finishes it off. The 1000 grit is pretty fine but not the finest out there if you want something better, but the super fine ones cost three times as much. For the money this is a great stone.

I've only used this once but it seems a good quality product and worked well. After doing some reading I was worried sharpening the blade correctly might be difficult (getting the right angle and such) but after watching a few videos on YouTube I got a feel for it and had no problems. Nice to have a sharp knife again!