“There are plenty of great Canadian makers out there to pick from. I personally go with grohmann knives when I'm buying for myself or gifts for others.”
I too use Grohmann Knives... for a working knife that will be used lots they have a clearance section on their web site that has “seconds” at 50% the value of first run... if have many of these and the imperfections are so miner one has to look hard to find it..usually a handle material not perfect...