Sorry!
I’ve been slacking on my reporting duties… photos will have to wait until I get some replacement parts for my tripod… (I love the quick release system, the fact that I can lose a part of it? Not so much!).
Still absolutely loving the knife. The geometry is amazing, it’s ridiculously thin behind the edge, so much it scares me sometimes… which also makes me a little nervous about sharpening it, which I was thinking about waiting to write my full review upon the first sharpen session, although that might take a phone call to Jon for me a work up the confidence to really try it.
It also makes me think it’s time to replace the cutting board with something the is end grain… About the edge though, until it lost its OoTB sharpness it had a certain “twang” occasionally when hitting the board. I attributed this to my cutting style – as it seemed to me that I was either being too aggressive with the edge, or that my push-cuts had some wobble in them once I hit the cutting board. The first few times I did it, I thought I was hurting the blade. I looked down expecting to see a dent or notch out of the steel, which never happened, thankfully!
Scales are still fitting nicely, no gaps or shrinkage, which I was worried about given the other cleaver makers are well known for this in their knives. Again, amazingly stoked about this blade… my new tripod piece should be here by Friday, and more photos to follow!