Excellent responses so far and about what I expected. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I know the DM is a tough little knife - I used it to baton through some hard oak on my trip to the Smokies and it did it nicely. I definitely think, for me, that a small to medium sized blade is what I will get the most use out of. So far, the DM is serving that role perfectly. Not too big and not too small and tough as heck. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" />

Lazi- I hope you washed the muk blade well between the chicken and the ice cream <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />