Unsub - I got a brand new Dogfather within in several days of my post on the forums. They simply did not have any available and had to make another one.

The blade still had 80% of it's cutting edge available and would have most likely still been useable in a emergency.

Busse family has the best warranty in the business.

P.S. I actually had the defective Crash Rat, but it was replaced. It was cut from the same steel plate.