Packing: Top 5 star blade and scabbard separately packaged knife well oiled paper oiled something to grips with what is ok to the handle's also partly from Damask. Have already purchased the knives have the 3 to 5 times the cost more and were not as well packed.
For diameter: Amazingly well processed very sharp (Soft bread and tomato no problem) and beautiful grain (which varies from knife to knife more on that)
As of one evaluation before me it seems like a Guss.Die transitions grip on between metal and wood are not even with a fingernail felt an excellent job. It is very good in my hand (Medium Hand) the balance is balanced which I personally like good. Top Top optics processing what me but for outdoor applications does not help who they fall apart after the first use wen I brauche.Also out and hard Vierkantholz taken perpendicular with full force several times the wood processed horizontally afterwards. Result knife is completely wood not ;-) nothing sharpness lost blade and handle as hard as before.
After about 7 - 8 cm thick branch disassembled easily chipped, parts pointed -Resultat knife is just as before. Another test: no blade is broken and not deformed: cloth on wood, and with a blade width several times laid flat Beaten result.
Of course, it remains to be at a longer test to prove but I am subjected to the knife good things I had other (marks!) Knife such short tests where they were going literally to fall apart.
The scabbard: 5mm Thick Leather Beautiful processed 5 Star Top
Commodity off the shelf?
Have the same diameter again Ordered as a gift, just as well packed but with a tiny hole between blade and handle that I have returned and and immediately received replacement. The blade was also not as polished as the first knife replacement blade was perfect as the first. All 3 blades had different grains and dimensions. Blade length of knife No 1: 20.4 cm
. No. 2 (the one with the minimum hole) exactly 20 cm No: 3 20.3 cm The same applies to the width of the blade and the width of the handle where differences in the same places between 3-5 mm varied. Different was the entire processing (every 3 positive up to the small hole and polishing at Messer No. 2 that I would keep trotzendem it would no gift) For me, an indication that it was not carelessly punched and assembled as usual in many knives made mass production is.
Damask or Not?
I'd be lying Who would I say I am an expert in steel damask. The manufacturer shall specify whether more than 200 times Gefaltenes 15N25 and 1075 steel, only a laboratory test would give security that steel has been used here.
I am not aware that you can achieve those patterns by simple etching of the steel.
The fact is that it is a pebble sharpen nuisance and with grindstone for razor that is speaks for carbon steel so the 1075. In addition, knife Had No 2 Rost minimal light visible only under flashlights was on the blade set that would fit for carbon steel. (Only poised at the edge. rust does not mean that it is an inferior steel 440 Stainless steel can not be honed as sharp as carbon steel) The Short Hammer test has proved to me that am it can withstand a lot without falling apart or breaking very pleasantly surprised by the knife and for the price it has been given in my opinion.
