After 16-17 years of ignoring ebay, I finally decided to see what is was about. Bad move. Like a kid in a candy store. Never been so happy to lose. Even happier when I win. My first winning is a Le Grelot. No idea why I got it. I was actually looking for W&B.
it is 13/16 but will become 6/8 after a restore due to a nick.
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The last picture is from the auction so the nick wasn't a surprise. I plan on buying a 1k, 3k, and 8k hone. Is the 1k hone enough to get out the nick? I don't really want to buy a lower grit than i have to. I don't mind spending the time on honing. I am waiting to get a loupe first before i start honing.