The price made me only expect nothing very great, however, I was very pleasantly surprised by the knife. It is hell sharply already in the supply and cut fine. It is (to me at least) well in hand and can result in good, even if the wooden handle is very easy. The same cleaning I find not so consuming. One should not be deterred from the product image itself, here the handle looks very like a simple block of wood from a hardware store. But he does not sit loose or is uncomfortable to touch but gives, as I said, good control of the knife. Surely there are better Japanese knives on the market, this product is a great knife is obtained but at a very good price.