well im not a knife expert by any means,but isnt it nice to know that these knives have been tested for abuseand that they have the best warranty out there. If thats not enuf to be conviced about these knives then i dont know what is. Will you ever have to do that sort of abuse with a knife?...No probably not ,but isnt it nice to know that ya can?...OH and welcome to the yard <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />