Oh yea! it is a good advice! I guess it is a pity to leave it in this state...
Well, the steel is just tool-steel no Damascus, i believe C15 or something similar. It still need to be hardened as well.
(and yes that are file marks you saw XD, I said it is a disgrace.)
Thanks again for the advice! It is motivating to see other doing such a great job!
Oh man, you have to do the heat treatment - until you do, it's not a knife but a knife-like object.
So, NP on the advice but it won't help much unless you do the HT ;)
Right, i need to fire up the Oven!