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There ya go BeJay, I totally forgot about that! Good call but yes, whatever is inside the etch will keep rusting if he doesn't do something about that.

+1 on honing for the first time. He will need to experiment around some before he gets it down.

Looks better than it did however I would not use emery cloth on it. You did good by using steel wool, I hope it was the 0000 steel wool. You could try taping off the etching & getting the spine...