I am a woodworker rather than a gun builder, so somewhat different skill sets. Have not done much with it yet, but seems to do the job in my short trials. Weight and grip feel very good. I was disappointed in the quality of the wood. Completely straight grain with substantial sap wood. I think it will function well, but expected much better curl from the pictures on the website and no sapwood at all. Maybe I will do a follow-up in 6 months after I've had a chance to really use it and learn it. This is a finesse tool meant for light cuts and not for hand chopping mortices and tenons.