Greetings all, I've browsed this site a few times and have enjoyed it. I meant to register a while ago, but the topic of my favorite knife the cleaver, finally made me do it. A general rule of thumb I have, is that amount of use the knife will get should determine the price. Unless you are chopping bones on a regular basis, it doesn't make much sense to pay more then $20.00 on a cleaver. I'd suggest the cheapest carbon steel cleaver you can find. I bought one at my local butcher shop for $12.00. The local China town would be another good place to find one. The Wok Shop on the internet has good inexpensive cleavers. Jay