Woohoo! I came home from work to find not one, but two packages waiting. Came from opposite sides of the world, but both originated in China.



The Gold Dollar 208 came from Mr. Parko, per forum recommendations. (Sorry Jay, your website finally went live ONE DAY after I decided to pull the trigger. I will definitely pick up one of yours soon.) It's a far cry from the SRD Dovo Ebony, or the Heljestrand, but at that price point, I just couldn't resist. After I hone it, I'll turn it over to my 15-year-old. May have to do something about those scales, though...

The hone is a Chinese 12k from the 'Bay, and should make a decent compliment to my Japan stones. It came chamfered and lapped, and had a slurry stone with it. Nice!

Fred