I just bought one and I'm in the process of giving it a helluva beating. Initial fit and finish is great. Knife seems very sturdy. It's definitely a good size stout knife. So far today I've used it to cut somewhere it the neighborhood of 50 plastic reinforced tiedowns in motorcycle crates, opened and shredded approximately 20 boxes, shredded two big redbull cans, and cut through a bunch of sheet metal. Everytime I use it to cut metal, I've been twisting the blade slightly to try to scratch up the blade and get it to wear out a little. So far there is still no blade play front to back or side to side. The edge is still decently sharp. The blade is still really clean and not scratched up. All in all, it seems to be holding together pretty well. We'll see how it puts up with this daily. I bought this knife just to see what a $30 Boeker can put up with. I'm basically trying to destroy it by everyday tasks at my job. No dice so far. After the first day, for a $30 knife, I'm pretty impressed.