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Going to far was exactly what I was worried about. Plus I would think that it could be very easy to make a slight warp or waves to the edge chasing the pits too. Then it would be harder to hone.

Here is the pic of the backside of the blade, and also a closeup of the scale. Figure it will help to is the material.
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I was really questioning if I could do it, and if it would even look decent or even usable

I'll post a pic of the back side when I get home tonight, and should be able to have it honed too.

I picked this henkels up for my covered tang seven day set. It was in worse condition than what I normally start with, and worse than the pics online.271088
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But I divided to...