For a relatively short chef’s knife this has a full size handle that feels excellent in my hand. The handle has a taper at both ends and the top side has some subtle curves to it which I did not discern from the images. FYI, I have average U.S. male size hands. 

The spine is mildly rounded which makes a double handed chop more pleasant.

I haven’t had the chance to use the knife for food prep yet. I did a few cuts through glossy magazine paper and they were smooth along the entire length of the blade. I also folded a piece of the paper over to make a rounded edge and the knife easily cut into that with both of them on a horizontal plane.