Thanks fellas! I'll pick one up as soon as I get a chance. FWIW, the slippie went pretty good. I'm REALLY happy with the look and whatnot. The blade warped during temper (I won't grind it until after, next time) so it doesn't close anywhere close to center and I don't think I like washers, but the bolsters were really easy (thanks to Bill Vining's tutorial) and the HT went great. I think I've got the slippie bug.