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Yup, I agree. That is what I said. I would have sent it back.I'm sorry, but I just don't get it. If you paid top dollar for a knife and you told him explicitly that you DIDN't want AO OR the inlay.....then why not just send it back to the guy.
Personally I wouldn't accept it. And if he refused to make one without either....I'd find another maker.
What's the use in buying a custom knife that you have to wait a long time for....when you still have to customise it when it gets there?