Hatsukokoro Kurogane Blue 2 Ko-Bunka 80mm

It has a lot of personality

love this knife, been looking for it forever and so happy Chefs Edge has it. great for all small knife cuts and extremely light. super sharp, and cleans easily.

Overall this a great little ko-bunka for the price. Great steel , reasonable fit and finish. The issue that I had was with the grinding of the primary and secondary bevels. The primary bevel grind is very light, with minimal taper to the secondary bevel. It's also very uneven , but given the price point , it's fine and I honestly expected it. The secondary bevel though was the same. It took had low spots , as well as a plainly weird grind at the tip that required some work on the stones to correct. It's a knife, the cutting edge should always be good, regardless of other shortcomings. It wasn't hard work to correct the cutting edge, but I really shouldn't have to either. So four stars for that. I did bring it to the attention of customer service , who handled my enquiry quickly, always a plus. Overall , it's a fun little knife for the price and will serve anyone well if they are looking for a basic, no frills ko Bunka .