I own one of the previous models (the blue one a little way down the page). I dont do a lot of stripping anymore because of time constraints, but if i ever slow down i will have a pile ready. It is a great device. I had noticed a few of the design flaws and rigged this to work more efficiently, but now i see that they added parts to fix them....NICE! It also helps build the forearms, but is really suprisingly easy to use. The blade stays sharp a lot longer than i thought it would, but keep checking to make sure it is sharp and it will go through the cover real easy. I give it 2 thumbs up