I bought a Makita JN1601 punching machine to build a steel paneled shed. This tool excels when cutting rebar. What would take minutes with metal snips or metal snips takes about 20 seconds to cut metal with this knife. That's very impressive. Additionally, it fires crescent-shaped tines away from the operator (down) rather than up toward the operator like some others. The main concern for any rodent is that rodents will bite the soles of your shoes if you walk on them, and you can track them around your home to get stuck in carpets or scratch hardwood floors. (I know that from experience!)