I gotta admit that I like having a small choil on my knives; it makes sharpening them a lot easier on the belt sander.

That being said, yeah, the S5 choil is pretty large; I'd rather see it be about 1/3 to 1/4 that size, but it's not gonna keep me from buying it, that's for sure! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />