Well I finally did it, I broke my first yard knife after many years. This one probably had a bubble in the metal, it broke right out of the box. I'll have to contact Renee about this one. Other than that all my other knives I've even gone through concrete by accident. It was time I got my first one with a flaw in the material. Can't really control what you get when you get your material from another vendor. Quality of the knife is awesome,it even gave me a little bite from the razor sharp edge when shaving some hairs.