The latest toy

Attachment 206304 I won this one of the Bay and it arrive Monday. I had several things to do this week so I put cking it out until today. I really wanted to get it cleaned up good so I removed it from the scales and started the cleaning process. there was a few tiny spots on the blade which buffed out rather nicely and the etching on the blade stayed good. When I put it back together I tried to use brass washers on each side of the blade between the scales. this didn't work it threw the blade sideways. so I removed the blade again and put it back together without the washers. Honed it up 1-3-5-8-12K naniwa and finished with the Suehiro 20K. This will be another I will keep. it was on the bay as a 11/16 and when measured it turned out to be 6/8. got lucky. It shaves very good. I really like the blades without a stabilizer. There easier to for me to hone and I like the looks.