Okay, stupid idea (based on working with mild steel and not really thinking the whole thing through) but at least I was smart enough to let you guys shoot holes in it before I acted upon it. I'm gonna chalk this one up to listening to my father's favorite lesson: Pay attention, everyone you meet can teach you something.

So, with that knowledge in hand I think I'll hold off on clipping that toe and see if I can set a bevel on the wee beastie before I make a decision. Unfortunately I'm here and the stones are at home but I do have some other options to play with in the mean time. My most timely option is probably to think about making my first foray into scales. I've had a little experience with knives and I should have some scale material floating around so maybe I'll use some of my time to get started on that since I'll need them before heading to the hones anyway. After that I can take some polish and sandpaper to that blade and see if I can clean it up a bit.

What that really means is that pinning looms in my future...