I still have my first CRK. It is a Shadow III, I have had it for maybe 6 or 7 years now. I had read many articles on them and finally decided to take the plunge and buy a one piece CRK. I figured, it was the cheapest model and if I did not like, I was not breaking the bank. I only EDC it in hunting season around the cabin and in the woods as I live in the city and where I work, its high security and we get wanded in and out, and no knives allowed. For daily use when not at work, I carry a small vines sebenza for my edc. My wife already thinks I am a redneck for carrying a sebenza as it is, I could only imagine what she would think if I carried a CRK one piece knife around the house....