Hi Hemi -
Congrats! I have mine with me every day - love it!
After having it for a while, one thing that I have really started to notice is the awesome distal taper (that is, the grind has created a taper from the base of the blade (tang pivot) to the tip, as well as being tapered from the spine to the edge. It has a very "sexy" grind indeed!
The grind works very well for cutting cardboard -
This past weekend I was changing the oil in my truck and had a mis-hap when emptying my oil pan into my oil storage recepticle. Don't ask, but the long and short of the story is that I had to use one hand to pull out my Tilt, hold a large piece of cardboard up with my knees, and then I used the tilt to slice out a large piece of the cardboard. This was the double-thick cardboard that is used for large appliances etc., which I keep around to use for floor mats etc.. The Tilt went through the cardboard with little effort and made a nice clean cut.
My ZT0551 would not have done this, as the blade is so thick and beefy, it would have required both hands to slice through, where the Tilt went through with no drama.
Great knife!
By the way, the CF handle is resistant to motor oil - it cleaned right up.
best regards -
mqqn
