I hate to be the first one to be a bummer here, but....

Honestly, I'm kind of disappointed in the new version.

The full flat grind was absolutely perfect on the test team version, and the most glaring issue, the lack of support for the guard, seems to have been missed.

The only way I will consider the saber grind a good thing, is if the knife is thinned out as well. A 1/3 inch thick saber grind knife is just not a good cutter, IMHO.