Patina update, coming in nice and brown ! So far I've cut an onion and sweet potato for my traditional test cuts plus sliced up some pork tenderloin and then the corned beef yesterday. The knife has been a pleasure to use so far. Smooth tip through the onion and nice quiet slices through the thick part of the sweet potato! The taper @Blank Blades. worked in gives this knife a lot of versatility between the thicker heel and the more nimble tip. Looking forward to continuing to get to know the knife.