I’m not kidding, this is a terrible product. I hope someone else doesn’t make the mistake I did. Fortunately I was lucky in that the seller decided to give me my money back (I still had to pay for shipping to and from the seller which came to ). At the time, I couldn’t find any reviews for this product and I thought they couldn’t possibly screw something like that up…at least for what I wanted to use it for.

If you /do/ buy this thing, you’ll be sorry…mark my words.

Types of Japanese kitchen knives

There are two classes of traditional Japanese knife forging methods: honyaki and kasumi. The class is based on the method and material used in forging the knife. Honyaki are true-forged knives, made entirely of one material: high-carbon steel. Kasumi are made from two materials, like samurai swords: high-carbon steel and soft iron forged together (known as san mai blades), with the steel forming the blade’s edge and the iron forming the blade’s body and spine. Honyaki and kasumi knives can be forged out of either ao-ko or shiro-ko steel. Based on their kirenaga (duration of sharpness) and hardness, however they are more difficult to use and maintain. Additionally, there are high-grade quality kasumi knives called hongasumi and layered-steel kasumi called Damascus that have longer kirenaga.

Originally, all Japanese kitchen knives were made from the same carbon steel as katana. More expensive san mai knives have a similar quality, containing an inner core of hard and brittle carbon steel, with a thick layer of soft and more ductile steel sandwiched around the core so that the hard steel is exposed only at the cutting edge. Nowadays stainless steel is often used for Japanese kitchen knives, and san mai laminated blade construction is used in more expensive blades to add corrosion resistance while maintaining strength and durability.

Triple riveted construction and ergonomically designed handles for comfort and strength. Never needs sharpening.

Hampton Forge Gourmet Chef Steak Knife Set, 4pc – Details

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• Blade lgth. 4.5″
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• Triple riveted construction and ergonomically designed handles for comfort and strength
• Never needs sharpening

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– On/off control: one touch pressure actived on/off trigger control
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– Electric cord: 4 foot long
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On/off control: one touch pressure actived on/off trigger control. Handle: elegant and ergonomic. Electric cord: 4 foot long. Safety button: one touch locks/unlocks the on/off control safety. Blade release buttons: easy insertion/removal and changing of blades. Blades: 2 full size stainless steel blades (1 carving/1 bread blade). Solid wood butcher block with safety lock-in mechanism for blades and storage for cord/handle….more

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This is a great set of Xacto blades with 3 different Handles. The Wooden box is a benefit too, the last thing you want to do after buying loose Xacto blades is have them floating around in a drawer. 

The Xacto brand is quality (not like some of the off market imitators). You may also want to purchase extra blades of a specific type for large projects.

I purchased this set becuase I work a lot with plastic hobby models, and lately I been increasing the use of plastic cutted to specific forms, I used another knife and it snaped in two with the exacto the blade quality is top not so I dont requiere that much force.

The item packaged comes with more than what I actually needed for day to day use, and as well the fact that the item itself includes the wooden case to store the blades and handles makes it better than previous x-acto knives or hobby knives that i have previously owned.

The knifes cut great and you have plenty to choice from. I can’t say that I was disappointed with the box because it does what its supposed to which is hold blades/knives and I don’t plan on having it displayed in a museum. 

Again, wondering selection of blades and a good looking box to hold them in which is why I went with this set.

This is a good set, with nice quality cutting edges, but was a little disappointed with the box (MDF with a veneer rather than what appears to be a solid wood box in the pictures as of 4/29). 

The other thing that really surprised me was the poor finish to the non-cutting portion of the blade.

Many of mine have chips or worn indentations (possibly from finishing the actual blades?) and what appears to be a bad finish on the ‘backs’ of the blades. Putting your finger gently on this to help guide a cut really makes it seem like you’re knicking your finger on solid sandpaper. I improved it somewhat by grinding the backs a little with a file, but definitely surprised about the lack of quality finish from a name like X-Acto. 

Still, it does the job of cutting well and the box does hold everything together, although I think the fragile plastic inserts will be useless before too long. In the top of the box the spare blades are held in place by a magnetic strip, and I anticipate pulling this from the insert and gluing it directly to the inside to of the box. 

(PS – don’t forget to give the blades a good clean before using them. There was a substantial oil/sheen on mine that would have marked e.g. a paper project)

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4pcs Sushi Santoku Chef’s Knife Knives Cutlery Set w/case This is a brand new Concord’s 4pc Sushi Knives cutlery set with case. This set is very rare, each knife is brand new, factory sealed, never been opened. The material is carbon vanadium stainless steel, hand polished blade and Razor sharp edge, it is great for any knife user.

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• Brand: Concord

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Soooo light and sharp and well shaped!
These knives are such a cut above! We have stopped using all of our other knives for cooking.

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A percentage from each sale of the steak knives will be donated to Share Our Strength anti-hunger program in the United States.

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• 4-inch stainless steel blades easily cut through any steak
• Friodur ice-hardening process strengthens blade and prevents staining
• Comfortable, ergonomically designed handles
• Optimum grades of metal welded into each part of the knife
• Dishwasher-safe; lifetime warranty

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Despite having a traditional length blade, the Shun DM0706 Classic 8-inch Chef’s Knife