I got my Nano in the mail today. Initially it was a bit stiff, but it is loosening up, as all knives do. As I do with all my knives, I did a paper cut test to see how sharp it was out of box. And I like the sound it makes. The bottom third of the blade was not sharp at all. It tore the paper I was cutting. The top two-thirds were excellent and exactly what I expect from a $40 knife. Other than the crappy sharpening on the bottom part of the blade, it is a well-executed knife. I'd like to know if anyone else has had problems like this,