The only fixed blade i ever carried as an EDC was the CRKT ringed razel...I bought the knife because it looked different and i thought it was cool. I took it to work to show a few people and it turned out to be the best WORK knife i ever put in my pocket !!! and that's where i carried it...in my front pocket.The retention on the kydex sheath was really bad but that ended up working out great for me...easy in easy out!! I worked the crap out of this knife, I cut cardboard, heavy gauge rubber, zip ties, nylon tie down straps, plastic hydraulic line, I scraped old conspicuity tape off of rusted metal, stickers off of glass, opened paint cans, i even used it once to break into a car to get a friends keys he locked in the car...3 years i used this knife in a weld shop, I never intended to use the knife for work but im glad i did. I pretty much sharpened the belly out of the knife but its still kicking..Sometimes ya never know, things just surprise you !!! I only wish they would come out with an improved model...better steel etc.