KATSU ZK01, Sandblasted Titanium Handle, ZDP-189 Super Steel Convex Grind Blade, Leather Sheath

Amazing,...!!!

Excellent in all regards. You will not be disappointed.

The general building quality is excellent and the blade is fantastic. It does not match Rockstead quality (the grinding is not perfect) but considering the price, it is a ture bargain.

This is the 3rd model I've purchased zk01 , 02 , 03 I've also pre-ordered a zm04 , one of my favorite models .

It arrived surprisingly quickly considering that i made the mistake of letting them use the default postal service instead of using something like dpd/packeta.

I've gone for this model because i just wanted a simple smooth knife over the other 17 layer one, still would love if they make one that's just san mai with the high polish. But anyway, the fit and finish is great, the handle got some is what i assume milling marks, but they kind of remind me of fabric given the pattern, i think it looks better than just a plane sandblasted finish, the pictures really don't do it justice.

As soon as i got it in my hands, I took it apart cleaned and oiled up the pivot and detent, given the heavy blade, and the bearings, it's a goddamn guillotine. But the detent is a bit too strong out of the box, i also keep pinching my pointer finger between the flipper tab and the knife.
That said, i won't be reducing my rating, the detent will soften over time i'm sure of it, and the fact that i suck at front flippers shouldn't take away from the product.

The blade isn't quite hair whittling(I was able to make it whittle hair, but it did take a bit of fiddleing to do so.), but it's still more than shaving sharp, and given the steep angle from the convex edge, it really has a lot of bite to it. The micorbevel is small, but it does make it possible to sharpen it down the line, i'd have no clue on sharpening a full convex outside of using a belt grinder with a giant stropping belt.

I was expecting something around a 66hrc heat treat given it's not a custom, but it came with 902hv, that's exactly 67hrc, i'm more than happy with it.
The handle is really comfortable, filly my hand quite well, no hotspots. The only thing that i'd like changed on future models, would be the jimping on the flipper, just make it go all the way up to the top of it, i'm quite tempted to take a ceramic rod and cut 2 more jimping grooves into the flipper because the top of it is too smooth.