At first glance, the knife does with his straight handle and the correspondingly short blade length of 8.5 cm did not look so great. Apart from the wonderful times damascene patterns. Then you take it, however, the first time in the hand and begins to cut his first carrot, you will be surprised by an enormous sharpness and a surprisingly perfect ergonomics.
Shallots, garlic, small onions, carrots ... no challenge for this great knife!
Anyone slightly familiar with the knife cut on a stone, or who has an appropriate sander for Japanese knives, found with this small diameter sure a companion for the whole kitchen life!