I have broken of teeth on a silky saw pocket boy a few times, the pulse induction hardened teeth are easy to break on the smaller saws.I once dropped a tree on the road to keep someone from stealing from me. The sheriff's dept is still laughing. Don't mess with my property.I have the silky big boy and couldn't be more impressed with it. I would be proud to own the Katanaboy 1000, and would seriously consider it over a chainsaw if the price was comparable. These saws are no doubt the best, but the price is hard to justify for a lot of average consumers. By lowering their retail price, millions would have one of these saws over any other brand.