Left Hand / Japanese/Kiridashi Craft Pocket Knife

I got this mainly to use as a letter opener but it turned into my go-to for just about everything. It’s the perfect size to keep on my desk or slip in my pocket when I’m working. I use it to open boxes, packages, letters — pretty much whatever comes up. It’s sharp and easy to handle, especially being left-handed which makes it even better for me.The build quality is really nice. It feels solid and balanced in the hand, not cheap at all. I’ve been using it for a while now and haven’t seen any rust, even with some light use outdoors. The blade still looks clean and sharp. Simple, works great, and looks cool too. Definitely glad I picked this up.

It's basically just a $10 box-cutter. A thin piece of sharpened steel with an equally thin piece of steel folded around it for a cover/handle. So basically a box-cutter "knife".What it is, though, it left-handed. Meaning the bevel is on the side where lefties can slice/peel/etc items and cut WITH the edge instead of against it. Great for detail work if you're a lefty. Most likely cannot be sharpened, and it looks like the steel will rust over time, but it's what I needed.

This isn't a day to day knife, it is a sturdy xacto knife scaled up 4 times. Its sharp and really good for cutting, but is really isn't a long term blade, it will wear out and should be viewed as a bit disposable. It can be resharpened. I am ok with the purchase and may buy it again when this one goes dull.

I'm not sure if the description of this item as "left handed" refers only to the direction of the blade, (ie, the steel is cut away from the left side to create the cutting surface, while the right side is flat), or if the name means it's intended to be used by a left-handed person. If the latter, don't be deceived--it's a damn filthy lie. It works great in my right hand AND in my left.This "knife" is the ultimate in simplicity: just a small piece or Japanese steel beveled into a wedge to make it sharp, wrapped in a piece of brass. The brass is held on by a little crimp that adds a very small bit of extra width, but its still very thin--about a 1 ml--yet quite sturdy, which is what i love about it.It arrived sharp, although I improved that with some gentle work on a diamond stone, and it immediately became my #3 EDC blade, which was what I was looking for (#3 meaning totally concealed and unseen, unlike #1-openly displayed, #2-concealed but immediately accessible). The slim profile, short size (5 in/approx 12 cm) and tightly fitting cap make it perfect to slide in a boot, slip under a snug bracelet wore w/ long sleeves, or in the back pocket of a pair of trousers. Mind it's secure though, as its small size and light weight make it prone to fall out of loose pockets. It's even just the right dimensions to hang unseen behind a neck tie, if you have the right hardware to secure it.It's nothing fancy--exactly the opposite, really--and I don't know how it handles carving small details into wood, but for my purposes as an every day emergency tool I can carry in any setting, it's outstanding.

I'm not sure what I was expecting but this is extremely delicate in form factor. It's REALLY thin and the shape is not comfortable to hold. I'll give it a try, but I question it's usefulness as a marking knife. I suppose worst case scenario, I'll take the stamped brass sheet metal off it and put on a more comfortable wooden handle. On the plus side, it did come pretty well sharpened and only took a quick minute on a water stone and strop to hone it to razor perfection.

Was smaller than I thought

I've looked for a good, simple, sharp knife to sharpen pencils for drawing and other art. This one is near perfect. It's slim so easy to pack along with art supplies and so far seems to keep its edge. It's exactly what I wanted at a great price and with super fast shipping.

I live the slim almost identical feel as compared to a basic traditional box cutter, except what's this? The sheath comes off exposing the blade (which was actually much better quality and looks than I thought before I received it) and BAM! you're suprised, there's no box cutter under that brass looking sheath.. but the greatest, genuine, samuraistic version of an exacto knife your eyes will ever lay rest upon. And as you're cutting your boxes waiting for wesley snipes to come try to steal your new steel, for his upcoming film.. Blade:SuperInfinityTrinity™ you'll be ready for his attack, because you have the power of.....★Kiridashi★🎎🈂️🈯🈲🈸🈹🈴🈷️🈶!! 💥🤯💥🙀💥🙀🤯🙀💥🧠🧠🤯🤯🤯🧠🧠💥💥💥💥