My guess is that they'd fare far better than you think they would.
Perhaps but only in edge retention since that seems to be there main focus.
Keep in mind that DiamondBack doesn't make a chopper, so they might not survive against a 3 pound sledgehammer quite as well as a FFBM does.
My point exactly <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />
