Thanks for the tips. I'm tempted to give it a sharpen and a hone/polish. I've got a number of bench stones and I'm guessing an old leather belt will serve as a strop until a proper one can be sourced.

After all, where better to learn than on a ten quid eBay special. At least it'll be proper steel as opposed to cheese. Sorry, Chinese.

If someone can point me towards a decent honing wiki or thread, that's be great. I'd like to start from scratch, and not bring ant preconceptions over from my experiences of sharpening knives and chisels etc.

Once it cuts blowing feathers in two, then I'll maybe think about shaving with it.