Hi David, thank you for your impressions.
I see that Lee has comented your post on the points he found worthy of note; i don't think i can add much to the remaining parts of your input, except that i will pray to the Gods to avoid me uncovering the leather work of my example and get acquainted with some oil company publicity
One point i might yet raise about the grooves; would it be possible/plausible that in some cases blades be acquired from trade sources (imported or so) with flat faces, and later have the three grooves ground, to follow local takouba tradition ?
Thanks a lot Lee, for your experienced clarifications. It's quite comforting to know that you wouldn't desdain from joining this takouba to your collection.
I wouldn't know how to judge its blade temper (spring) propperties, but i find that it offers some reasonable resistence to bending, as also it allways keeps its complete straightness, contrary to several blades one finds out there.
I had read in your article how those guys sharpen these blades; i see that you keep with pleasure the stone they gave you, but i must say i was delighted with the tea glass sharpening system.
I can see that my example appears to have sharpening marks made by distinct resources ; i wonder if those dots were made by a less rural device.
Fernando
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