I enjoy these Kamas a lot, they are great metal, and good construction; my only problem was when I got them there was a crack going from where the blade was attached down about 1/2 an inch, it grew a little but I managed to stop it with wood glue and have fortified the area under the blades (about 3 inches) with duct tape for both fortification and practicing without the wood chipping, but other than that I love these Kamas and that one minor flaw in the shipping had nothing to do with the product itself but I would recommend anyone who buys these to fortify from where the blade meets the wood to about 3 inches below with duct tape (multiple layers make it really poofy with duct tape it makes a good shock absorber too).