This was my first Case knife and I have been amazed by it. Until about a month ago, I was really big into modern tactical knives like Benchmade, Spyderco, KA-BAR, etc. Traditional knives never appealed much to me. However, I've since taken an interest in "simpler" pocket knives. This knife was given to me for Christmas and has become my favorite every-day-carry knife. The finish is superb. The bone is very smooth and transitions very nicely to the bolsters. I usually hate knives with stuff on the blades, but this one is really well done. I kind of like looking at the little man in the canoe and wishing I was floating off somewhere myself... but anyway, back to the knife. The knife came razor sharp. After a few passes on a Spyderco Sharpmaker, the knife is LASER sharp. A great knife for a great price.