Let's start this off that the changes I made were at suggestions that only re-enforced what I was already waffling about. I didn't take any of them as complaints.

Here is the finished polished from the front -



From the back -



And the final blade. Since the comments on pattern of the damascus made me think of lessening the contrast. So I buffed the blade and did a touch up with some sand paper. Now the pattern is more subdued -



If Matt is ok it's headed to him for a fund raiser.

Jim