Man, I'd sure love to be "Sweatin'" again. Soon, I hope to be retired and spendin' a lot of time chasin' critters and makin' friends, as well as renewing old ones. Doug, I cleaned that knife up quite a bit before posting...you know what carbon steel looks like if you really use it. LOL....The guy that made my sheath is a knife maker also, OZ knives, He doesn't forge but does some nice work. When he saw Doug's knife he was very impressed and immediately knew it was forged and commented on the craftmanship. He lined the sheath and said that a great knife like that deserved a lined sheath. Thanks Doug!