This is a difficult post for me, and yes i know it's 7 months old.
I agree wholeheartedly with the first paragraph. It's a phenomenal slicer, and it does sharpen quickly and easily.
The part where I take issue is the assertion that the Rat 2 will handle heavier tasks than the Delica... Yes the Delica is smaller and lighter, but weight does not necessarily mean strength.
Both knives have steel liners. The big difference is the locking mechanism. A well done liner lock is very strong, but I'd question if it can be stronger than a backlock which tends to be stronger. (Not scientific, but here is BHQ's well known lock strength test:
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Part of why the Delica costs a little more is the really great design which offers a slim small package but I don't think significantly compromises strength in any meaningful way to do it.
Not saying the Delica is STRONGER per se. Just that it's probably too close to call, and I don't think a reasonable person could contrive a "heavy task" that is heavy enough to make one fail where the other wouldn't.
