I got my knife back from CRK today and as I'm sure you expected they have lived up to their outstanding customer service reputation once again. The blade is perfect! Also as an added bonus they read my mind and sent me a lighter colored blade than the one I had originally and I like this one even better. Upon very close inspection almost looks like it's halfway between polished and tumbled. At a distance it looks just like a polished blade! I couldn't be happier!