Ouch! The Chopweiler is about the last kife I would have worried about breaking a tip off of. But it is covered under warranty. My guess is that the harder tempered part of the blade extended through the point and that part is a bit brittle compared to the rest of the blade. Sorry to see it broke. As one who has occasionally broken tips doing similar stuff, I know the feeling. I really like the Chopweilers and Ratwielers, but I bet the through-tempered SOD and Sarsquatches are tougher. I have seen 1095 blades snap like that.