W2 Wa-Gyuto

This is a Wa-Gyuto I made for a Japanese friend's wife here at work.
Specs:
Aldo's wonderful W2
~12" OAL
Interrupted water quench
Octagonal cocobolo handle, and matching cocobolo saya.
Turned gaboon peg
Silk carrying bag.

This picture is before I finished up the tassels for the bag. Those ugly dark spots are gone now.
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I can't wait to see what she thinks of it. I'm hoping to get some useful feedback out of this.

Need to get it away from me before I hurt myself with it. It wants to eat my little fingerses.
 
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