Each year, I try to save up a little money to get myself something exceptionally "nice". Frankly, 2012 was a tough year...and, sadly, 2013 has seen the death of two very close friends. The knife that you see here...a new Chris Reeve Sebenza 25 was purchased a couple of weeks after my best friend died. Normally, I would have been very excited about getting such a knife. Unfortunately, this time...much of the joy just wasn't there for me. However, I have to say that this is an absolutely superlative knife. In fact, I actually like it better than my Sebenza 21 (the large). That's saying something. Chris Reeve gets a lot of criticism. I guess that's what happens when you are at the top. From my standpoint, there is no denying that his knives are amazing testaments to the cutlery industry.