interesting.

knifeguy, i agree about it beaing a nice, but not critical "feature."

i guess i've been lucky with busse. mine usually come with a good edge. scrappers usually need a little work, but my busses are all still holding their original profile. my ce hell razor came with an exceptional edge, too, if you recall my backyard bushcraft shootout.

seems everyone will vouch for spyderco. those flat ground leaf blades just rock.

one i forgot about was the gerber fatty. that thing was really sharp out of the box. shoulda never sold it.