KATSURA Woodworking Project Kit ‚ Steak Knife Blank ‚ 4.5 Inch ‚ Non-Serrated Blade ‚ Japanese Premium AUS 10, 67 Layers Damascus Steel ‚ NO LOGO

The damascus pattern is great and the blade is very sharp. However, it seems that the handle is not integral and was instead poorly welded on to the blade. As you can see from the attached pictures mine snapped as I was trying to finish the handle. To make matters worse I was almost done! It's too late to get a refund but at least I can offer a warning to others. To clarify, I have purchased this knife before and it worked great but this one didn't work out.

I love handcrafting these knives for my friends and family, slap some hardwood or acrylic on there and you’ve got a beautiful piece. I have, however, received a few of these that are quite warped at the bolster. I have a forge and powerful torch so I can correct it, but buyer beware, you may have to heat and straighten these before scales go on.

I used this blank to make my wife a new paring knife. At first I loved it, but the edge retention on this blade is terrible. It's usually about as sharp as a spoon. I put an edge on it and it's dull again in a week.Add to that the fact that it cracked at the base of the blade and I can't recommend this product.

Nice blade but heel of tang is not 90-degrees perpendicular to blade on right and left side; manufacturing defect, I presume. This makes is very difficult to mount a 90-degree knife scale onto the handle without major modifications to the knife scales prior to drilling, mounting, and finishing. Disappointed, as I wanted this to be a "special" gift.

The media could not be loaded.  As a custom assembler I am always trying to ensure that my clients are getting the absolute best product for their price. When it comes to the better chef knife steel this KATSURA blank is really a great little blade! It came out of the package razor sharp, with all of the lines (bolster edges) perfectly straight and angled... the skeletonized handle frame is plenty strong but also cuts a lot of weight allowing more creativity w the handle without adding excessive weight - a major plus! It is always nice to not have to carve steel out of a handle to shed grams... I didn't use the provided fasteners (as I match mine to my wood) but they were provided including a custom mosaic accent pin....This knife was made for a guy who had never owned a "real" chef knife so I was overjoyed to hear that he spent the weekend "cutting things" with it... little did I know that he meant he was simulating Knife Fight events in his yard (I was thinking he was dicing onions...) but then the videos started coming in.... It is always icing on the cake to have such a happy customer - with this product, I don't think I will ever have to worry about it. Great steel, taken care of, will always cut like a dream... And this one definitely does!