Thanks for the tip sodak: I'm either going to get the Recon Scout or a traditional Leuku. The Recon is massive but I've heard the blade chips fairly easily on hard surfaces due to the extreme hardening...on the other hand the Leuku was designed for cutting firewood and splitting reindeer bones.

I sent an email to Ragnar yesterday (there's no phone number on his website which I can find). I'm eagerly awaiting his reply...the waiting is driving me bonkers.

I've almost completely sold myself on the Aito. It's fairly unique, functional, and pretty.