Murray Carter kitchen knife collaboration

I saw a deal on the 9.5 Super Blue Gyuto that was MUCH too good to pass up, so I now have one on the way (with free two day shipping to boot)!

I'm super excited... It should pair well with my 7" Kramer/Zwilling 52100 Santoku. :D

Anyone have one of these already? I'd love to hear some feedback!
 
I held them at Blade West. They all seem nice. the Thin stock just like Carter's custom knives. The one thing I didn't like is the balance on a few knives was further back than I prefer. The 10 in Chef's is very nice, as is the 7.75". The Funayiki (~6"?) is fantastic. I have a similar knife from Carter that is probably my most used kitchen knife. The Nikiri and the paring knife don't do much for me. Nothing wrong with them - I'm not a Nikiiri guy.
 
A little bit of a bummer today... The knife shop accidentally sent me the 7.5" Bunka Bocho instead of the 9.5" Gyuto I ordered.
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On the plus side, they were super easy to work with and the exchange should happen really quickly.

So far the Bunka seems (can't use it obviously, lol) like a phenomenal kitchen knife! Like really phenomenal! Super, super thin behind the edge with a perfect distal taper. It has a great area to choke up on behind the blade and a fantastic handle (I was originally worried the handle would be too big for my small hands). Fit and finish is divine.

I can already tell that the Gyuto will likely be my daily driver and will be kicking some knives out of the kitchen.

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It’s very thin behind the edge.

I’ll break out the calipers tomorrow and get you an exact measurement.
 
I got stuck at work a bit late tonight so I'll get some better pics and more accurate measurements tomorrow. So far I'm loving the Gyuto. It's the perfect length and has a very nice, balanced, lightweight feel to it.

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It's actually thinner than the measurements I posted. I'm getting .48mm in the rear and .40mm towards the tip.
 
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Here's pics of those measurements. It was difficult to hold everything by myself the first time around so the measurements weren't as accurate. I had some help from the wife this time so these ones should be good, lol.

I'm getting .48mm towards to rear.
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And .40mm towards the tip.
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Freshly oiled next to a Kramer/Zwilling 7" 52100 Santoku.
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