Nigara Hamono VGXEOS Petty 150mm

First off, My collection is almost entirely Yoshikane, so I wanted to buy a Yoshikane Petty and couldn't find one anywhere so I had heard enough about Nigara Hamono to take a shot. I went with the 150 mm as an all around knife to use in the kitchen for all purpose tasks such as slicing boneless meats and smaller vegetables. In the hand , feels a lot lighter than what I'm used to with the Yoshikane knives. The handle is slightly smaller and with the maple handle , it's definitely lighter than some of the more dense wood handles such as the bubinga or the ebony which I really prefer. The finish of the blade is amazing. Mine has the damascus tsuchime which is what Nigara seems to lean toward when crafting their blades. For my daily tasks this knife has performed very well and when slicing through veggies, it doesn't get a ton of food sticking to the blade. I've only had the knife a short time, but from what I have heard the razor sharp edge this knife comes with should retain that edge pretty well with the VGXEOS construction. It's a 61 on the hardness scale so not quite as hard as some of my other knives which makes this one a little more forgiving. I would almost give this one 5 stars but it's not my favorite knife in the hand. It's very subjective and I feel most people would love this petty. If you have smaller hands or prefer super light knives then it's a 5 star knife for you.