I really like this knife. It has good action on washers. It's very robust and has a great lock with strong spring tension. It's a good slicer. The PEI (Ultem) handles have a good grippy texture. But it has one nasty safety flaw which makes the knife unsafe to pocket carry. The tip of the blade is dangerously exposed when the knife is closed. And due to the width of the gap between the scales the tip of the blade can cut your finger if you were to slide your finger along the end and down the side of the knife when taking it out of your pocket. This is an unacceptable flaw IMHO. This is really unfortunate as the build quality is superb otherwise.