Words cannot describe my disappointment…
Words cannot describe my disappointment with this knife (Kristina). At the same price (or more) as a high quality Case knife, I had hoped for something decent at least. What showed up was a glorified chunk of tool steel. The Damascus was crude, and the grind on the knife was atrocious. I've seen better edge grinds on lawnmower blades. There was absolutely no taper on the blade from bolster to tip, resulting in a knife that looked a felt like a slab of unrefined steel. What might generously be described as an "edge" was as blunt as a butterknife. I could press my thumb into the edge with barely an indentation. When I went to try to put an edge on the knife myself, the material ground away like butter on the front inch of the blade, indicating that the steel WASN'T EVEN TEMPERED CORRECTLY throughout it's length! Without a temper, it is not a functional knife. As the son of a cabinet maker myself (if the story on their "about us" page is even true) I find this kind of shoddy work disgraceful, particularly from a company touting the title of "artisan."