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

I am a woodcarver and saw this knife while browsing for micro gouges. The knife was a cheap way to experience the quality of Japanese carving tools before I shell out more money on more expensive tools from this supplier. The knife itself is kind of a foreign instrument in the hand due to the nature of the knife. Once I adapted to Japanese style carving knives, it became more comfortable. Not having a wooden handle made it awkward at first. After I saw the versatility of the knife, I was amazed at how useful the tool was. It can cut, slice and score wood for cutting. The blade is very sharp and holds an edge well. The price of this knife is about half of what western and European blade maker sell their knives. As a word of caution, because of the hardness, I do not think this knife would handler being dropped of the work surface without serious damage. Care must be taken with this knife.

I bought this for leather work. I was originally looking at more expensive versions of this style of knife, but they were out of stock. So I decided to give this a try. I am not disappointed. It came very sharp. So sharp it out did a new exacto knife blade. It is nicely sized. It is easy to strop back to shaving sharp. I would definitely buy this again.

This knife should be packaged in a case or leather sheath. It is beyond Razor sharp. It is a beautiful marking knife and should last for years. I will drill a hole for a piece of leather to hang it somewhere safe when not in use. My one issue is it did not come with a sharp point, it is rounded slightly. I will (one day) if it causes trouble sharpen to a point. I will also file an indent on the back edge for a finger rest. I would highly recommend anyone needing a good marking knife to consider this one.

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.

Quality blade, and insanely sharp. Makes my box cutters and exacto knife feel like they're blunt. Marks wood well, especially with one side being flush. Doesn't really come with a sheath, so be warned. I'm storing it on a magnetic strip so it doesn't really matter to me.

Very sharp good on 8oz veg tan leather

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.