No direspect to Bill Shea but he is probably wrong in his description, some polished blades are so well finished that the crossgrain is almost invisible and the blade looks plated, especially Eickhorns, but Bill's 'plated blade with great crossgraing' leaves me puzzled.
TJ describes many of his Heer's and 2nd Lufts as having plated blades, out of proportion to the % we guess to have been.???
