I have owned a couple of the CRK folders and, although I believe they are well made, I have been fairly disappointed with them. They just don't seem to hold an edge. I keep one in the office to open boxes, envelopes and the like and it loses its sharpness fairly quickly. I am much happier with the Spyderco Natives that I picked up to replace the CRKs. They have plastic handles, but they stay sharp much longer.