As you can see from his pics, the old cofee table is still awaiting the french polishers, so I took some more when it arrived this morning on a prettier background... although my camera is stuffed as I dropped it in a puddle, so apologies for the quality.
This is my new favourite. Everything is perfect and Stu matched the lines of the grind to the top of the ramp perfectly so everything flows evenly. The new engraving is really nice. Fit, finish, grind are micron perfct as you'd expect from Stu. The bone feels oily and grippy and the piece chosen has turned out exactly how I pictured it when I ordered the knife (which is a miracle considering the patternation is hidden until you start shaping and grinding it).
The tapered tang and blade are balanced perfectly too and really show off the knifemakers skill...
The leather is by Dugan (Rapidboy) and perfectly compliments Stus work, as it is, like the knife, flawless. Really thick and luxurious saddle leather.
This is my favourite knife by far now, and I don't think the design can be improved in any way. Cheers Stu.