I have had mine for just over a month now and haven't found myself dressed without the sturdy pocket cutlass since. I simply love this knife. Only problem is finding jobs that the ZDP-189 Delica I purchased at the same time isn't up to handling. But it's nice to have it there when a bigger blade is needed. And any job its not enough knife for would be getting into territory better served by a hatchet or machete IMHO.