Miyabi Black Damascus Steel Knife Collection

The knife is beautiful. In theory, I think a solid, medium-sized santoku could work as an all-around, but this one doesn't completely fill the gap for me. I have the birchwood chef knife and paring knife, and I think I slightly prefer those. 2 main complaints: • The handle finish looks worse in person, in my opinion. It looks like a wood cutting board after years of use—like it has a dry, white-ish tint to it. When wet, it looks beautiful. This makes me think that it would benefit from some kind of polishing or coating. I MUCH prefer my birchwood knives, and they're slightly cheaper than these, I believe. It's a more unique look. When I first took those out the box, there was a "wow" moment. Not so much with this knife. • The handle feels awkwardly small for a knife of this weight and length. It's identical in size to my paring knife's handle. For a paring knife, wedged in your palm for peeling, or held by your fingers, it feels like good size. But on this knife, it feels like I need more to hold onto. I think I'll keep the knife, but I was really bothered by the handle size initially. In general , this is a beautiful knife. It might be the perfect knife to someone.