I think they are pretty nice for sure, but for that money you can get a better steel from another Japanese knife. I would suggest going to Carbon Knife Company's site or Japanny or Japanese Knife Imports, Knifewear and looking at anything in Blue #2/#1 Aogami Super or White that is in the same price range and trust me, any will objectively out perform FC61.

These are pretty decent knives, don't get me wrong. However, blue #2 is so much better. These Miyabi knives are mass produced in a factory and are a likeness of a fine quality hand forged Japanese knife.