Quote Originally Posted by NittanyGator View Post
Would be cool if ningbo could stamp you cheapo 7/8 or 8/8 w&b for barbers use or celebrated hollow ground/ classic Sheffield replicas. I think there would a market for those, and if you went with less hollow grind you might have less to touch up. Get a more pronounced tang hump with some sexy lines.
HAHAHA yeah but TBH I don't like 1/4 hollows or wedges. A half to very full hollow is actually easier to hone. Don't want to do "replicas" and as far as my experience with old Sheffields goes, a true afficionado would notice right away that the steel of the fake is harder than the old timey shef steel. I don't like the humpy look and I did make a few humpbacks years ago but found them difficult especially for newbies to hone and strop because the center of effort is ABOVE the spine and not centered in the blade.

Because on my premium line so much steel will be removed, factory stamping or etching will just get lost, anyway. I will etch blade and tang myself with whatever I feel like putting there. Brand, model, in some cases a serial number maybe. A logo, maybe my "Dubl Donk" two donkeys logo.