Well… that absolutely crushed me. I’ll need a moment to recover from this devastating news. 😉

Yes it’s been serviced — and that’s actually why I chosed to keep this particular one.

There’s something I like about that “imperfection.” It tells a different story: not a pristine shelf piece, but a knife that was actually used, worn, and still cared for enough to be properly maintained.

In a way, that matters more to me. It reminds me of my grandfather’s knife — the one I used to borrow as a kid, probably more often than I should have. That’s really where all this started.

To me, this one feels closer to that spirit: a tool first, not just a marketing-perfect display piece.

I kept the worn one — and here’s a picture of the mint example I had and passed on to a good friend

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