Pungchundo SLD Migaki Gyuto 210mm

Made in South Korea, this is an excellent range of lasers and shows while this type of knife making outside of Japan is not on the same scale, skilled craftspeople make great knives no matter where they're based!

Every inch of the SLD Migaki exudes quality from the subtle hairline migaki finish to the carefully rounded heel and spine to the exceptionally thin edge that simply glides through food.

Subtle and understated, the blade is finished to a high polish with very fine migaki hairline finish runs vertically along the blade and has been paired with a dark ebony and buffalo horn handle to complement that subtlety.

Across the range the blade is light and a thin laser profile and cutting performance and food release is excellent. With the extra touches like the rounded spine and heel, they're comfortable in hand and are hugely enjoyable knives to use and work with

The balance point depending on the knife size tends to be either around the heel of the blade or a little further back due to the weight of the dense wood of the ebony handles.

Treated to a rockwell hardness around 61-62HRC, the SLD monosteel is robust that takes and holds a keen edge with relative ease and so for long term use it's a well balanced choice of steel for both home and professional kitchens.

The steel is semi stainless SLD so is technically reactive but it's a steel that in practical terms is very close to essentially being stainless so it's pretty easy to keep the knife in great order.