After going to NYCCKS over the weekend and seeing Sal sever free hanging one inch hemp rope with a single swipe I'm convinced. Not about spyderco in general ( I was already convinced about that) But about the Jester! No mistake, That's the knife he used to preform the cut. Very impressive cutting power for such a small knife! And thats only the begining. I picked one up and was equily impressed by the ergonomics. I have paws for hands and although this knife was small it really fit well. It's like little razorblade with a great handle. I didn't buy one at the show but was planning to get one off the internet. The problem I ran into is the knife cost $20 but the shipping is $10 or more on my favorite knife sites. So now I have to just wait untill I buy something else and add in a jester or two. I just can't justify paying 50% of the cost of an item on shipping. I mean the jester is so small they could probably put it in an envelope and send it to me for 37 cents.