Hindsight,
Yeah I decided to get out in the woods with my son and just do anything I could imagine. Dug up a few roots, just because. Stabbed old logs. Battoned to split some hard wood for fire that had gotten a bit wet on the outside. Chopped into old dead trees and de-limbed dead stuff. Just had fun for some hours. I love being outdoors and have been busy lately so this ratmandu felt the full force of my pent-up-ness. The paint/coating definitely took a whooping but trust me the edge was great. Couldn't see any deficiencies by eye and it was still able to shave with effort, however paper showed minor deficiencies. Some stropping on black, white, and green compound and it's as good as new. Took maybe 5 - 10 minutes to bring it back to perfect. Great blade.