I sent it in on Feb 24 following his instructions. He told me on March 3 that he was making a replacement for it. On April 3 I asked about it again, and he said he was working on it. In the meantime he has made hundreds of new knives. I have a bunch of Bark Rivers, and I like most of them a lot, but I now know the BRKT warranty is just talk. While I love Swamp Rats, Busses, and Scrappers, and their warranty is tops, I also like traditional knives in traditional materials. Pit's ML Kephart is nice. There is no way it is as tough as a Scrapper, but it does have its appeal.