I tempered my response when he emailed me about it yesterday, but I was yelling at my screen, "What wuss buys a fat FBM with a full convex edge and then complains that the handle hurt his little hand while chopping!" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" /> I have chopped with it for two years. It is not nearly as painful as a Martindale Golok is to chop wood with.