Might have to get a fiskars. The thing about these darned metal handles, is they are always there and aren't going anywhere, ever as far as I can tell. No doubt they are not friendly on the body. Good word of advice, up there. Hadn't really considered that these could actually cause damage using them.......
Thanks,
Larry
I know what you mean about wanting something indestructible.
Good thing about Fiskars, is
IF you break it, they'll replace it for free.
I can't believe how strong it is considering the handle is hollow. During my short stint of learning how to use it, I hit the handle just below the head HARD on a Walnut round. Very little felt shock and the handle was undamaged. I can see why they have lifetime warranties.
I wanted to add, I work in a plastics injection molding factory. Modern polymers can be made VERY tough. Some are literally stronger than some steel of the same thickness and weight and have much better snapback properties which let them absorb shock and such. I know the word "plastic" makes it sound cheap and weak, but it's anything but.
We make some parts out of a fiberglass imbedded nylon material that is crazy tough.