See, thing about that knife is; I can't imagine it being any tougher than SY blades even if it had the same beefy dimensions. It isn't, so it's going to be weaker right off the bat. Edge retention? Are you telling me a guy who drinks his own pee won't find a way to sharpen a knife? I would imagine that this blade is a better slicer than sayyy a Yard Guard, but guess what? When I get ahold whatever animal I'm eating, I'm not going to care how well it cuts medallions. The raggedy steak is coming off the bone and then I'm going to ram a stick through it and cook it. I'm not out there julianning carrots.