Thought this thread and subject was ORIGINALLY about Rainy Day's knife failure, Joe. I guess I missed the part about the "Stress Risers" discussion. Agree, if you put a "Stress Riser" in a part you can have a potential failure. As an Engineer for 36 years+ I can usually spot a stress riser situation without looking at a picture. We all know that Randall has an excellent design and the knives are created by skilled craftsmen with years of experience. It is possible to have a flaw in a piece of material from a steel manufacturer or a "One in Ten Thousand" manufacturing flaw when "all of the stars in the universe line up".

Most people understand this deal, Joe, and move on. So why don't we "let it go" and "move on" as I said before. You are not buying the steel, you are not making the knives, so you are an observer, just like me in these discussions.

I am done.

Tom Vaught