i take alot of knives to a local custom knife maker who sharpens them for me. my df and yard guard had pretty decent edges so i didn't have to sharpen those but my rd9 was ridiculous. there was no edge or bevel. must have been a defect but i decided to grind an edge rather than send it back. so while i was at his shop i mentioned the better quality of my busse knives, then he tells me his knives will out preform a busse and that busse blades are actualy no good. it is the busse employees that spread all the internet propaganda. if he lies this much i can't trust him which means i probably can't trust his work or knives. boy i am glad i have not purchased a knife from him. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />