Not directed at the OP, but just an observation---I don't know how many times I've heard a person who only owns a "budget" knife say "it stays sharp and is easy to sharpen". That's like a person driving a Yugo, who has only driven a Yugo say "it's a fine car, I don't need anything else". If you don't have anything quality to compare it to, you'll never know what you're missing. The other remark that I hear all the time is "I won't buy a good knife because I always lose them". I've found out that if you pay good money for something, you pay more attention to where it is. Besides, if you lose it, you just go buy another. It's not the end of the world.
Blasphemy!
Don't go getting their soft feelings hurt now. They rather be lied to then know the truth.
