That was one of the determining factors of the reason why I decided to send it back I was able to get it sharp enough for the most part Didn't really have any issues with how sharp it was The blades could have stayed sharp a little bit longer i've used other pocket knives similar to this that some of my friends have and the edge retention is quite a bit better on their knives than what it is on this but it's certainly adequate for the task that it was doing at the end of the day one of the biggest reasons why i sent it back was i was having so much trouble getting inside of that bowl i also wanted to make some cups and some other things with this knife and because of the shortcomings on that angle i wasn't able to get in the angle that i needed that was the main determining factor with me choosing to send this back