Cheetah, hone the thing enough to see if the pitting at the edge is shallow or deep when you first get it. I don't mean to hone it to shave ready, or even set the bevel, just see how far you have to go to get past the pits at the bevel. I hope you luck out and keep the full width of the blade. Even if you lose a bit, those are heavy enough to take a lot of cleaning up and come out nice.