I use USA Made Warther Knives and have been very happy with them. I bought a set about six years ago, tend to the edges with a ceramic rod every change of the season, and strop on the cardboard backside of a paper pad to a razor edge. S35VN hardened to R58-60, they're high quality knives without blowing the budget, with a good set in the $600 range. Family owned company, run for a century and made knives for the guys heading over to kill Nazis back in the day, as history and American craftsmanship matters to me and I put my money where my mouth is.
On the blades, they're fairly thin and great for the majority of work in the kitchen. Handles are birch, full tang and riveted, and six years on are a tight as the day they arrived. They never see a dishwasher, probably the worst thing you can do to an edged knife short of using it as a pry-bar or screwdriver.
On the subject of American made goodness for the kitchen, my flatware is Liberty Tabletop and absolutely recommend them as well. Fuck that China made bullshit Onida.
On the blades, they're fairly thin and great for the majority of work in the kitchen. Handles are birch, full tang and riveted, and six years on are a tight as the day they arrived. They never see a dishwasher, probably the worst thing you can do to an edged knife short of using it as a pry-bar or screwdriver.
On the subject of American made goodness for the kitchen, my flatware is Liberty Tabletop and absolutely recommend them as well. Fuck that China made bullshit Onida.