I appreciate your response Doug -- I didn't know what to think after reading that thread on BF. I am sure I will be pleased with the knife and would not hesitate to return it if there was a problem. I expect I will receive a quality product based on my previous experience with Benchmade, and by the way I purchased your psk a few weeks back and it is my constant companion now. Like I said in my other post, I can't wait to get the knife. thanks again.