Although stainless steel, can be not to hard blade sharpening very good. It can accommodate up to razor sharpness without much trouble.
The service life of the blade is not very high, so it's got quite frequently be sharpened.
The blade material is still a good and practical compromise.
Harder material would you get not as sharp.
Negative is that only with my knife through the floating bearing of the blade this is very nearly disappears when folded in the magazine.
The whole blade would calm can be a little deeper. There is a point deduction, because after many years of use and corresponding sharpening
the blade tip will eventually protrude from the book - then you can get hurt when folded it. There is a point deduction.
Whether that in other diameters, however, so I can not say.
Overall, it is certainly worth the price of the great workmanship, good materials and the practical and beautiful shape.
Buy some not cheap "Laguiole" - imitations from the Middle and Far East. They're just bad commodity.