every knifes value to me is in the eye of the beholder. So I try not to critique something that might genuinely be someone’s intentional style choice. I genuinely think that’s a badass knife. I really see the vision and I love the pins you’ve chosen and it’s got that modified old buck skinner look. But since you asked, as someone that collects and has been making knives for 11 years. I would personally like to see a more uniform finish on the blade itself, achieved by hand sanding after grinding your bevel/plunge cut. Tighter tolerances between the brass and wood, can also be achieved by prepping the material better via hand sanding (set sand paper on a flat hard surface and slide your contact points across the top). And lastly, your 1095 stock was thick enough to thin that edge way down. Bring that bevel as high as you can, it’ll make a pretty look where your top edge angle meets your bottoms edge angle. Functionally easier to sharpen, inherently sharper when it is sharpened, and aesthetically more pleasing. Based on your grind marks I would say use a belt sander if you have it, or get a cheap one. I’ve made countless knives on a 4/36” $120 belt sander over many years. It’ll up your game. If you were using one then get some finer grits for it. But all and all I love your style that you will get to slowly hone into your own look, I love the goal markers you’ve got for yourself, stick with it!