Quote Originally Posted by tiddle View Post
Lot of guys here call it swiss cheese edge, you can put what looks to be an edge, but the second you start moving to higher grits it falls apart. I would search the site, find some pics and compare to your blade. Oh, and just how much pitting are we talking? If it looks like it was hit with buck shot, then that could be it.

Yes! I would describe it in the state I found it as looking like Buck shot tore up just the edge. It was quite a mess!