Got one in the mail today. First appearances didn't impress me much, but I thought , what do you expect for $8 shipped halfway around the world. Looked like Master Shifu ground it using my bench grinder or some broken concrete. Bevel and spine were both uneven. Worked it over with a King 240/1000 both sides then a Norton 4/8. No tape as I wanted to improve the look of that spine if nothing else. Finished it off with what else would you expect a PHIG. I take it to my face in the morning. It appeared to hone up fairly well. Oh, the scales at the pivot cracked on one side during that first honing. $8 quailty. I will be getting a Portland Kracken in the near future (our wedding anniv. is in August and I'm lobbying for one of those.... my next review).