No he just takes a real interest in straights (which I try to nurture future straight shaver starting out right).
He wanted to check it out again as I had made it a permanent home in a block of weathered barn wood and did not set it down straight dinging the edge.
I did not think it was as bad as it was until I touched it to the 12k and the ding turned into a chip

I know...I know... this too shall pass (the hone a few hundred times)