Yeah, thats not good. Maybe the moral of the story for the rest of us is not to send the box and paperwork. As for the knife, I guess you are right in that you might as well take care of the burr yourself and just use the thing. Still, its frustrating like that with a spendy knife that should be good to go right out of the box. I empathize. But there are plenty of guys laying in the hospital who would trade places with us, right? :thumbup: Rock on.