i took it it for a test drive today with a blank poly-carb blade .. its bloody tough, i could probably play baseball with it . .. has any one had wire break problems with strand wire? .. im thinking of using telephone wire from now on .. solid core 22g awg . at any rate the blade stays in the hilt and would be an awesome walking stick. or baseball-bat.. Attachment 17161Attachment 17162Attachment 17163