Vic,
Don't forget to put the same edge on all of them. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
All three will get a good convex edge. All three will still have the coating on. I will have adequate wood for a fair and honest comparison. Knives will be tested for chopping wood against a chopping block, slashing free-standing saplings, and slashing lighter vegetation like palmetto fronds and grasses. And I agree about all-around performance. I find the DFLE to have superior all-around performance to the DF, but the heavier DF can outchop it.