When I said "cheap stainless" I meant exactly that - cheap to buy and cheap to machine and heat treat. With an expected hardness of HRC 55-56 it will be no better than a cheap Mora (same steel), but only with a fancier handle. For that price ($120-150) I can get a better blade (CPM154), full tang, better heat treated, same build quality and still made in the EU and at the end I will be left with money for beer and a fancy firestarter. It won't be a scandi grind though, but I think that I'll be OK with it. For the same amount there are better scandi blades made, in the EU, with the same manufacturing quality, but with better heat treating - think Brusletto. I mean, for that kind of money there are far better options despite the fact, that I am a huge SAK fan.