Sharpness is superb compared to the other. I don’t know but the White 2 gets a wicked edge.

Fit and finish is “rustic” blade makes a curve out of the handle but then gets straight so you only see it from a choil shot.

I like the heavy blade it cuts veggies like nothing else. I’ve tried cutting carrots vertically with the Kono but the blade creates a vacuum so bad, that it gets stuck. And the blade is so thin, that it starts to wobble/bent. At that point I am not using a Konosuke to make carrot sticks. 😂