I just messed with one yesterday ( I have a friend that works at Cold Steel ). The jigging is a nice new touch, but @ 6" I couldn't perform precise cutting anyway. The chopper on the spine works very well, but when I used the knife to split wood managed to put a ding in it. I wouldn't try hammering much. The Tanto type handle doesn't appeal to me personally. the buttcap could have been a usefull hammer in it's own, but is to small and tapered. I carry a SRK as my primary knife. For the price I accept a few shortcomings. For the retail price of a outdoorsman ( unless you can find a substantial dealer discount) Id look at the premium knives such as Busse.<br><br>