Kiridashi Knife 18 mm

I am a woodcarver and saw this knife while browsing for micro gouges. The knife was a cheap way to experience the quality of Japanese carving tools before I shell out more money on more expensive tools from this supplier. The knife itself is kind of a foreign instrument in the hand due to the nature of the knife. Once I adapted to Japanese style carving knives, it became more comfortable. Not having a wooden handle made it awkward at first. After I saw the versatility of the knife, I was amazed at how useful the tool was. It can cut, slice and score wood for cutting. The blade is very sharp and holds an edge well. The price of this knife is about half of what western and European blade maker sell their knives. As a word of caution, because of the hardness, I do not think this knife would handler being dropped of the work surface without serious damage. Care must be taken with this knife.

I bought this for leather work. I was originally looking at more expensive versions of this style of knife, but they were out of stock. So I decided to give this a try. I am not disappointed. It came very sharp. So sharp it out did a new exacto knife blade. It is nicely sized. It is easy to strop back to shaving sharp. I would definitely buy this again.

This knife should be packaged in a case or leather sheath. It is beyond Razor sharp. It is a beautiful marking knife and should last for years. I will drill a hole for a piece of leather to hang it somewhere safe when not in use. My one issue is it did not come with a sharp point, it is rounded slightly. I will (one day) if it causes trouble sharpen to a point. I will also file an indent on the back edge for a finger rest. I would highly recommend anyone needing a good marking knife to consider this one.

I absolutely love this knife. I bought to use on leather and it has not disappointed. It’s very very sharp so be careful. It maintains the edge very well. It makes cutting through leather like cutting through butter.

I have used a straight razor to shave with for years, using a leather strop beforehand every time. I enjoy craftmanship and things that last, and will roll my eyes and laugh at every knife, axe, and "tactical" idiocy advertised as "razor sharp". Also, I am a medical provider and work with scalpels every day. I tell you this so that when I say it's not "razor sharp" you will fully understand me. It is far, far beyond razor sharp. It is SCARY sharp, and in a beautiful way. It is astonishing how well this cuts and maintains its edge (provided you don't do anything but cut straight with it of course). One side of it is completely flat, which might look a little awkward but is in fact terribly useful. I've even done some light planing with it just laying it flat on the piece. This is my first Kiridashi knife, so that might be old news, but I just thought it was for marking the piece. If samurai blades of old were even half as sharp, I can now readily believe the stories of them slicing a man in half. Only downside I see is that I'll never be content to whittle with my pocket knife the same way again.

Quality blade, and insanely sharp. Makes my box cutters and exacto knife feel like they're blunt. Marks wood well, especially with one side being flush. Doesn't really come with a sheath, so be warned. I'm storing it on a magnetic strip so it doesn't really matter to me.

Very sharp good on 8oz veg tan leather

I like this marking knife for fine work and accuracy. Can be a slight pain to sharpen but a one side bevel helps it's accurate nature. Would recommend for fine work where a pencil mark is two wide or if you are using it for Japanese saws.

Nach doch langer Wartezeit, habe ich eine Beanstandung vom deutschen Zollamt bekommen (Warenwert: 21,68€). Das Zollamt hat sich wahrscheinlich an der Deklarierung: "Knife" gestört. Nach dem Besuch beim Zollamt, konnte ich den Zollbeamten davon überzeugen, dass es sich um ein "Leder-Bearbeitung-Werkzeug" handelt. Danach waren alle Unwegsamkeiten bereinigt (keine Zollgebühren und sonstige Kosten). Das Messer ist ein Traum, der Stahl ist hervorragend. Ich habe ihn, obwohl schon sehr scharf, auf meine persönliche Gebrauchs-schärfe gebracht. Es ist ein Traum mit diesem Stahl ein Leder zu schärfen, zu schneiden oder auch sonst zu bearbeiten. Auch nach einigem Gebrauch ist die Klinge immer noch Top! Ich kann diesen Artikel nur uneingeschränkt empfehlen! Der Abzug von einem Stern, ist dem deutschen Zoll, und der langen Lieferfrist zuzuordnen.

Great product carve the wood really nice smoothly

Attrezzo che vale ogni ero per il quale è stato pagato. La punta si presenta provvidenzialmente coperta da un cappuccio in plastica. Estremamente tagliente. Io la uso per il taglio e la "scarnitura" di pellame e devo dire che mi trovo davvero bene. La lama tiene il filo anche dopo un uso molto intenso. Ho provveduto a farla affilare da un arrotino il quale mi ha confermato l'ottima qualità dell'acciaio.

Really sharp and great for many things around the work bench! Happy with rhe purchase and might grab another when i lay this one to rest but its still going strong and i havnt even sharpened it yet up to this point. One complaint is my own issue of being right handed and prefering left handed tools... and that doesnt count so 5 stars on my end

Coupe à la perfection, mais avec un seul tranchant, donc la coupe est déviée. Je suis supere contente.je vais en commander un autre.