Think of the K18 as the Ultimate Cleaver: squash, chicken bones, frozen side of beef, whatever. Besides, think of how much more peaceful Thanksgiving dinner can be after you pull it out to carve the Turkey withI'm already building a custom AEB-L 4 piece Kitchen set from LT Wright. Gonna be hard to justify adding a $1500 sword for splitting squash at this point. I like where your head is at though!