SO my boyfriend loves to make his own dog food. So he put them on this raw diet and he had a hard time cutting up raw chicken bones with the cheapo knife set he bought. So I got him this cleaver. He loves it. It cuts right through and he even cut his finger once grabbing for it and misjudging the length of the blade and where the handle starts because he was trying to multitask and is not so great at it. Wonder how long before the blade will dull, but great price, hope the sharpness lasts a good while. He says he loves the weight of it when slicing and just loves it.