Miyabi Birchwood vs Wusthof Classic — Paring Knife.

http://geni.us/G1Em — Insane Discount on the Miyabi Birchwood Paring Knife.
http://geni.us/6eGBh — Insane Discount on the Wusthof Classic Paring Knife.

The Miyabi Birchwood line is Miyabi’s highest end knife line. It uses SG2 steel with a hardness of 63 for the blade and then further wraps either side with 50 layers of stainless steel, creating one of the most jaw-dropingly gorgeous damascus patterns you’ve ever seen. The blade is ground down to an insanely sharp 9 degree angle and the handle itself is made of birchwood— a wood originally used for million dollar faberge eggs.

The Wusthof Classic is Wusthof’s standard, high-end knife line… and it truly is a classic! It is a forged knife made of their proprietary 58 hardness steel and is sharpened to a razor-like 14.5 degree angle (sharper than many Japanese knives!). With a full bolster, full tang, and traditional European handle, this line is great if you want an extremely sharp blade that handles like a German knife.

In this video, I compare and contrast the Miyabi Birchwood Paring Knife to the Wusthof Classic Paring Knife and give my thoughts.