It was nowhere near shave ready. I didnt expect it to be as I ordered from Hart directly. I noticed when honing from my 12k where i started that the blade did not sit perfectly flat on the stone. The edge and heal were raised about 1/16th inch and the blade contact to the stone was in the middle of the blade. I was able to get a good edge on it going through my Naniwas using rolling x strokes but it could be sharper. I will probably send it off anyway but anyone have any advice on this?