Balance Point & Handling Calculator
“Nimble” and “heavy in the hand” are the two least useful words in cutlery writing, and both describe something you can simply measure. Balance the knife on a pencil, weigh it, measure the two lengths, and this turns those adjectives into millimetres and grams you can compare across every knife in the block.
Cutting edge only — an “8 inch” knife is rarely 203 mm of edge.
From the front of the handle to the very end.
Whole knife on the scale, dry and clean.
Rest the knife across a pencil, slide until it sits level, mark it.