We went on vacation so Russell could take another bladesmithing class. He was learning to forge Damascus. Which meant that he motivated to come home and finish what he already started. He has learned so much over the last six months that some of the knives he is finishing are just not quite what he wishes them to be.
I get all the "seconds." This beautiful six inch chef's knife is not completely done but Russell wanted it off his work table so it ended up in the knife block. Which means I started using it. He still needs to sharpen it a bit more because I have gotten used to scary sharp.
The handle is beautiful! I like a bit more rounded but it works. Russell said he would work on it a bit. I know he would rather be building a forge though (evil grin)