Hi Guys, Thank you very much for your helpful replies! Sorry for the silence. As new society member I have limited posting ability. Dakki, I followed the link that you shared, and found that this guy is outstanding knife craftsman! Beautiful knives! I found other craftsmen like Murray Carter and Bob Kramer as well, but the price tag is out of the range that I can to spend. Twist, I read a lot of complimentary posts about Konosuke HD slicers. Looks like really laser knife. One of strong reasons that stopping me from buying this knife is the Koki's (from JCK) excellent service and cheap shipping to Israel. Hard to beat my positive buying experience with him. Another reason (that I understood from discussions) is VG-10 and Konosuke semi-stainless steel has close characteristics if to consider the edge retention and sharpening. Am I wrong? gdenby, dcarch, I agree with you, 300mm may be better length for slicer. The only reason why I am looking for shorter suji is my limited kitchen environment. But I will try to simulate 300mm long knife and to see if it still comfortable Thank you very much again! I very appreciate your great advices! Roman