I use knives with inward-curved sharp side variously called shroomers, openers, & faragers mainly to peel fruits & veges, though some find them handy for castration. This Boreal #9 is among the best of the genre. 1st, it has 3" of razor-sharp Nordic Edge 440B stainless steel blade. Dem Swedes do metal right. Plus, the smooth pale spruce burl that is most of the handle is even more beautiful accentuated by the darker sapele wood pommel below (from which the 3 rust-colored tufts of bristles emerge) & the mottled birch bark that serves as a spacer for moose antler "guard" above. The medium-brown hand-stitched side-seam wet-molded leather sheath is pure quality, though I'll use the adjustable red paracord to wrap around belt as a dangler instead of from neck, where it's just too easy to strangle this loquacious SOB. All for a quite reasonable $199.99! Thank you John Jacobson.