Morakniv Basic 511 Fixed Blade vs Togiharu PRO Petty 5.9”

The handle IS impressive and offers a very good grip. The sheath is nice, but weak in holding the knife. Again, you get what you pay for. In the past I read so many comments about this manufacture and the quality of knives, I thought this model would be a good one

I also like the shape of the handle over the oval shape of some Japanese knives with smaller handles.

Personally I sharpen it every third day of use, making anywhere from 5 to 50 cuts, to ensure it does the job right every time (and it does) Grinding down the spine certainly took longer using a sharpening stone, but much like sharpening, it was more time consuming than energy consuming, and doesn’t drag on fabrics when wiping down the blade now, so that was a worthwhile improvement for me. Weight wise, it’s a bit blade biased in terms of weight balance, but since the overall weight is very much light, I never noticed until I deliberately tried to find a center. That being said, it handles great between fragile plant stems where a slip could cause serious damage, and as it’s light/sharp, the job really is quite effortless to accomplish

This is my first "decent' knife and it is awesome! I'm a very small person and I think any bigger and the knife would have felt too large and unnatural in my hand. It's really sharp and has a great medium weight to it. It feels really solid. I've never really been into kitchen knives before, but my current one was just an ordinary cheap paring knife and this Tojira knife has made cutting vegetables a more enjoyable task