I got a great edge on my HCLE and am loving it. I also have a neat leather sheath for it my friend made me. It is not as slick as the OST sheaths but it feels kind of special and it works very well and is excellent leather.

My 91 year old grandfather was able to tell right away when he handled the HCLE that it was very hard steel. His dad was a blacksmith so he grew up with using knives.

I have had a Buck odyssey for years ,it was one of my first knives and it was 420HC and very easy to sharpen. I did break the tip off though but easily reground it back a little shorter.