KAKURI Kiridashi Knife 18mm Right Hand for Woodworking, Marking, Scribing, Carving, Whittling, Professional Hand Forged Razor Sharp Japanese Carbon Steel Blade with Hammered Pattern, Made in JAPAN

Holy crap, this is sharp as hell. I bought this for wood working and other projects. It's a great product, but dang it is sharp as hell.

The hollow ground blades have now been used on 100 year old mahogany, black limba, white oak, hard maple, and now ash. While it took me a while to get used to left hand and right hand blades, the thing that really makes the design superior is "bevel up" vs "bevel down" use. Single bevel blades are a game changer. As far as the materials... FLAWLESS. As far as the Craftsmanship... FLAWLESS. Excalibur meets Katana under a Lightsaber moon. I like it!

It is made in Japan, so hopefully the steel is good. Other than that, it is a very simple knife, just a piece of metal with angled and sharpened one side, you get what you see. It is not very convenient to work with, but is rather sturdy. I would call it medium sized. Comes handy for some simple woodworking tasks, but it was not cheap for what it is.

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.

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.

Very sharp good on 8oz veg tan leather

This marking knife is sturdy, sharp, well designed and made. Flat on one side of bevel which makes it flush with your reference point. Other great matter is that it is all metal (not just a tiny blade attached to a wooden handle which comes loose or breaks off). Just make sure to apply a little bit of anti-rust oil on it and don’t drop it on the floor. I believe it works beyond what you paid for if it is being kept well maintained. Sender also delivered this item promptly: thank you.

I love this marking knife. Feels great in the hand and perfect for marking wood projects. Would definitely buy again!

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.

切れ味は最高、怖いくらいに切れます。鞘がないので布に巻いて保管しています、

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.