Oh I don't expect to be dissapointed in the knife at all . I'm very sure it will be a great knife as Dan and his crew do excellent work and the knife is (I think) a great size . I just feel a little misled on the specs , leading me to buy a knife thats so close to the one I already have . On the site the blade thickness is stated as "Approx 1/4" so if it turns out to be .220 as my basic is , it's no supprise . But the blade width doesn't say "Approx" it says 1 3/4" and 1 9/16 is a considerable difference .