I've owned this knife set for 2 months. The knives are very sharp. As a woodworker. The only negative I have so far is I cleaned a couple with a green kitchen pad and the knives show the scratches. Probably my fault, maybe it says not to use steel wool or pads. This is also expected because the metal is probably softer than a top quality set so that you can sharpen it. A hard blade takes longer to sharpen. Still,,,i am happy using them.