I was wondering what people's opinon was in general (and Doug's in particular) about the overall quality and construction of the new Charges and Waves.

I had heard some bad reviews about the fit and finish of these tools over at bladeforums.com and when I handled the new Charge and Wave at a local REI store it seemed to confirm that they seemed stiffer to operate and the fit and finish seemed a little sloppier than it should, especially when compared side-by-side to a SwissTool which they also had there.

I will save my own personal choice for another post but suffice it to say I'd require some convincing before putting the money into either of the Charge models and am curious to see what others who have handled/used these tools think about them.