Anthony Lombardo has thoroughly beaten a Maxx up and came away very pleased. There might be a review of it here.
I have several Maxx, bot the the CUDA and the custom. This is my favorite knife. Being a frame lock and one that darrel Ralph has engineered, it will be unlikely that the lock would fail. In fact, this frame lock is one of the strongest locks going. Also, being a frame lock,the tighter you grip the knife, the more pressure on the lock to stay locked. I have never had a Maxx fail a spine whack test. I have owned about 12 different ones and have 8 in my pocession now. As far a s daya to day chores, you have a nice bowie blade as the first option made from airdi D2. This stuff is excellent for blades. It takes a wicked edge and holds it quite well. Some people have complained about sharpening their knives, but I have had no problems what so ever. I use an Edge Pro and it will put any level of sharp on the knife you want. For SD, it is a good knife. It gives you a 5.5" blade if you choke up on the handle. If you grip towards the rear you can extend your reach by 2". The grip lends itself to sabre grip, hammer grip and works well in reverse grip. I have found it to be a lively knife that is well balanced and allows you to flow through cuts slashes and thrusts easily. It is great on snap cuts. The Maxx carries very well and fells like a smaller folder when in the pocket. It comes in tip down, but can be easily converted to tip up if you so desire. That is against Camillus recomendations for safety.
I would suggest this knife to anyone. I doubt you will be disappointed.
