Been using it for a few months now and let me tell you, I've used it to chop down trees, clear bushes, cut tatami mats, pretty much everything you can think of with this blade besides killing zombies , it's awesome I took off the black finish and gave it a mirror finish and a cedar handle with a coffee brown paracord Japanese katana handle wrap, it's awesome and will last forever as long as you keep it sharp, It's also probably best to make your own leather sheath like I did.