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Title: Sharp, but poor quality
Review: The knife is nicely balanced and holds an edge well. For the first four months of ownership I was extremely pleased with the knife. Recently, however, the blade broke in two places so that "chunks" of metal are missing from the edge. This happened while cutting veggies, not stones. The knife is useless and to my surprise, Amazon will not issue a refund.While this may be a one-off occurrence, I would not buy this brand again.Update (January 2013): Reflecting on all the comments: (1) Amazon is so good about product support, I thought it was realistic to hope for a refund; (2) I did return the knife to the US distributor and after a few weeks received a sharpened knife. The original ultra-sharp edge was removed and the underlying steel blade was sharpened. So on balance, I have a nice knife, but not the thin and sharp Shun; (3) The Shun is a nice knife, but too fragile for me. It is possible to get comparable, but more durable knives.
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