I did a little testing of my own at work today and it definatly looks like a chip under the mircoscope. The good news is I had the blade mag particle tested and UV dye tested, it appears there are no flaws in the blade. I also beat the living hell out of the blade cutting up an oak pallet and it passed with flying colors. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I have no plans to send it back to the yard, its a user and I fully expected it to get some dings and dents.