Kaizen II Japanese 3.5-inch Paring Knife, Essential Kitchen Knife, Black Pakkawood Handle, 48-Layer Flower Damascus Pattern, Handrafted in Seki, Japan

Good!

This knife is durable, very sharp, the handle is heavy and is the perfect weight, and it looks so beautiful! Going to be cooking with this every day

Use it daily. Perfect size for cutting up apples for my son. Stays sharp.

Cuts cleanly, nicely weighted. Feels nice in the hand.

Beats all bargain knifes I have.

Wonderful knife!! And extremely sharp. Somehow I managed to cut myself twice in the first couple of days of use and I don't know how I managed to do it. First time I've cut myself in decades.

I’ve had this paring knife for about 5 years. First, it provides and excellent cutting experience, no complaints there. I typically wash this in the dishwasher, which is probably a no-no, but the wood handle has turned from dark brown to white-gray over the years. The wood actually feels more like a compressed fabric, not sure what’s going on there. For durability / price I need to give this 3 stars. I’m not sure it will last 10+ years…