bought this about a month ago and I absolutely love the knife. I wasn't sure exactly what I would use it for, but I now use it for everything. It has handled everything I have needed it for. This is a serious, versatile blade. Highly recommend it. I do have to agree with previous reviews about the sheath. It could have been better, but not a big enough issue to detract from the overall rating I give this knife.

i bought this blade about a month ago and there hasnt been anything it hasnt been able to handle so far. the sheath is solid and has held the blade tight and secure upside down, while running and hiking. i took off the belt attachment and ran cord through the eye loops and have it strapped to my hip, makes for a much easier to access.

its a great blade i love it, havnt got to use it much, but i'm a marine and it comes in handy for feild work the only thing i have a major problem with is the sheath, its too cheesie and from CRKT i would expect better, the knife does not lock into the sheath its barly held by pressure and i have had it fall out a couple times, thinking about ditching the sheath.

A great multi-use camp knife: I have used this knife for over a year now, and It has been a pleasure. While you will never be able to baton efficiently with this blade (a dozen other methods split logs just as effectively), it chops wood very well and feels good doing it - especially when you properly employ a lanyard. This knife is equally at home in the kitchen. The blade is both an effective cleaver, and efficient mincer. You can prepare salmon patties from raw fillets in a flash - even fold in your additives, press the portions flat, and move them into the pan safely and securely with the generous flat of the blade.

I recently bought this knife for general work around the garden and as a survival knife while out hiking. Overall I give this knife a four-star rating. This is based on the following: Blade - I bought this knife for the unusual and functional blade. Super sharp and great for cutting and chopping wood. The blade I rate as five star. Handle - I have to rate the handle as three star. The handle does not do justice to the quality of the blade. I have smallish hands and the handle feels small. The worst part is that while using the knife for chopping wood, ones hand slips to the back of the handle, off the main part of the grip, which is SHARP metal. And come on, who needs a sharp piece of metal sticking out the top of the handle???

Beautiful knife. Beautiful handle. Front chisel edge is a great, useful feature, that becomes more so with practice. The serrated back edge works quite well on small branches and other things. The only thing that keeps this knife from being an ideal survival knife is the sharpened front couple of inches on the blade's back edge. It prevents the user from performing some basic bushcraft functions, such as batoning wood, and two-handed scraping, as in making feather sticks.

The craftsmanship is amazing and the weight is good. I dont like the sheath though. The first couple times i pulled the knife out it took some material out. It wouldve been nice if it was leather, but overall I love my SS7.

Nice solid blade that feels good in hand and seems to impress fellow outdoors men. Yes the size is a little large for some but it is perfect for me and this knife has tackled every job I have have put it through so far.

Had some problems with UPS getting this delivered but the company was right on it and I got my blade with no problems from them at all. Came right when they said. It's a beautiful peice.