I finished the relief bevel and it feels better in dense stuff now. I think it could still be thinner bte but I’m on the bottom of the list and it will see the maker very soon so I didn’t bother to remove excessive steel. I sharpened it on a 400 grit diamond stone and then stropped on a 3000...
Ok I have started to moderately thin it and it’s time consuming to do. I’ve finished just one side and it took me a good 30 minutes on a 400 grit diamond stone. If you don’t have a coarser diamond stone don’t do it.
Here’s a video showing the original edge bevel (not taped side obviously) and...
I received the knife today and here are some quick measurements:
205 mm * 53 mm
135 gram
The distal taper on the spine makes the tip very thin. The blade surface has some random light scratches and it is quite thick behind the edge. The profile doesn’t look like it has lost a lot steel though...