I put off getting one of these for a year and then I saw one in person and bought it. This is a beautiful knife, even nicer than the photos but what most attracted me to it was the shape of the blade, the drop point is sweet and the slightly flatter cutting edge is just perfect. But the handle is not only beautiful but feels warm and comfortable at any angle, with any style of cutting. And yeah, the damascus blade is SWEET, SHARP and I really wish I'd gone ahead and bought one of these earlier-oh well.