LamsonSharp 10-Inch Wide Forged Chef's Knife

Durable American Quality
I have had my 10" Chef knife for 20 years now and use it nearly every day. This knife holds an edge quite well (hardness of 58 degrees Rockwell*) and because it is from LamsonSharp's forged series, they will sharpen it for you free of charge. It is a well balanced knife with a comfortable and good looking rosewood handle. The thick tang runs the full length of the handle and it is riveted together. This knife is made with steel from Solingen Germany, grade 4116. * This means when you tap it on its side it rings. Other knives just go thud. If the ring is sharp so too is the knife's ability to hold an edge. If it makes a dull thud it won't hold an edge for very long. I chose this knife for all the reasons above and for the fact it is made in America with a lifetime warranty.
Great knife!
Solid forged blade with good edge on it that is priced right. Made in the USA which still means quality for Lamson Sharp. I will buy more blades from this company to make my set of fine cuterly.

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LamsonSharp 6-Piece Serrated Steak Knife Set

Beware the "Sharp for Life" guarantee.
The knives are very nice, well made, and cut extremely well (watch your fingers).

The packaging is terrible; two pieces of cheap cellophone tape holding the cheesy box together. The cello tape broke and the knives rattled around during shipment causing several nicks and dings on blades and rosewood handles. Most importantly, Lampson does NOT cover any of their serrated knives for the Sharp for Life guarantee. I checked their SFL return form on the Lamson website, and then emailed Lamson to verify that these knives are all you get - no resharpening ever.

Five stars for the knives, two stars for the packaging and shipping, zero stars for the false advertising.

Upsate 21 June, 2013. The "Sharp for Life" reference was removed. The packaging is most likely still lousy - ask the vendor before you buy (although since it's shipped by Amazon there's probably nothing the manufacturer or vendor (CM) can do about it at this point.
High quality
Love the knifes. They are medium weight, high quality and best of all, Made in the USA. I also have Wusthoff knives and prefer the Lamson sharp so much that I retire my Wusthoff steak knives.
wow! why did the price more than triple?
knives are great. case is a little funky. could have been better there.

but the real question is why did the price go up from $125 when i bought it 2 months ago to over $400 as of this writing.

talk about gouging. good knives but do not buy at this price. look around elsewhere. what a rip off. even $125 for a knife set is above avg pricing.
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