Dug out my old AUS-8 Rat 1 folder today that I bought years ago when I worked at Smoky Mountain Knife Works.
Originally bought it for use in the store as an EDC pocket knife.
I put this knife through hell since then, working in a company making fiberglass sculptures...hacking open paint cans, carving Bondo and Duraglass, even cutting fiberglass cloth.
It's stained, worn, beat up and nasty looking... I just spent a couple minutes on it with a soft Arkansas stone, and It's hair-popping sharp.
I grew up hunting and fishing in the near wilderness area of Minnesota on the edge of the BWCA, and appreciate a serious knife. You just can't go wrong with this knife.