Oh yeah, It bothered the wife more than me ,cause of the DFLE was a early Christmas gift.but like you guy's said ,after a couple more workouts and a touchup or two it will be good as new.And after all that chopping and cutting it still shaved.
I hope this ain't your wifes leg !!!! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
I have given my DM some hard use battoning through some tough wood and it rolled or chipped slightly ( too small to see which ) but no knife is totally indestructible, these along with Busse's and Swamprats are about as close as you will get ! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />
There is always going to be a slight trade off with blade hardness and brittleness etc !