Fair enough, we are all entitled to our opinions, my opinion is from experience with 2 individual opinel knives and i had the same trouble i have mentioned with the two of them,these are my favourites to date but im not sure if they make the super swede any more,they have a good strong blade which is easy to sharpen and holds its edge for a long time they are ideal for gutting and skinning anything from a bunny to a deer,the folding stanly knife is only realy good for gutting but a single blade lasts forever and they are easily changed,and neither of the two blades i prefer over the cheaper o