I recieved this beautiful paring knife from my husband, He knows that i love to make a game of peeling an apple in one log strand like my mother did. It's one on my Zen moments. He thought it would be nice to have a knife that would make that job easy and beautiful. like my memories. Although my mom used a cheap knife from woolworths, I know she would be happy to try this one, it cuts so smoothly and effortlessly, it makes my Zen moment even more important.