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The knife as it were when it arrived from Spence:
There was no doubt in my mind that the knife was going to be a conversion, from Yo to Wa!
The scales came of as well as the bolster.
The blade..
Cleaned up very nicely except for one dark line/anomaly in the right side of the blade. No matter how much I removed, or what grit I used the line remained. So, I chalked it up as character! The edge that it took isn't all that bad, but it certainly reminds me of my German knives of yesteryear. It gets sharp enough to thinly slice a pork roast!
The handle...
Is a disappointment to put it lightly.
It was supposed to be an exceptional piece of African Blackwood, and well... as you can see, it isn't!
And.. it got a K-tip!
Thanks Spence!
