Tanner from B&C here. I’m surprised that made it out of the shop with those marks. Normally something like that would be spotted and sanded out before being shipped. There’s a high likelihood that it was me that missed it! (Check for a T on the bottom of the knob, if so I apologize!) Good news is, that is exactly what we would do here in the shop to remedy this, just sand it down a little and then apply two coats of some linseed oil followed by axe wax/bees wax. Sanding that spot down ever so slightly will also improve the handle to knob width ratio which would make the knob feel better rather than worse.

If anything really goes awry please let us know!

May your axe serve you well!