Thanks for your support Knifeguy (we seem to share a lot of opinions!). I'm not a Dan basher, I love the yard, I love the knives, I can't wait to get my blunt as a dogs butt S7 and S9 (in tan).. They will be blunt, I will eventually get them sharp. My S6 and SS4 are VERY sharp my DF is good chopper sharp- though prone to micro chips from the edge in use(!) but ceramic rods soon sort that out..

I just think as Dan's are some of the best 'user' knives out there they should arrive sharp (= will take hair off your arm or do a nice smooth draw-cut on paper) and the guy who does quality control right now needs firing.. or re-training or chasing around the factory being hit on the head with a rolled up newspaper with 'only send out sharp ones' written on it. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />