-----Original Message----- 
From: JAMES THOMPSON

You won’t be able to say that any longer. This steel does not have a maker’s 
mark, only the "CAST STEEL" mark.

I found this steel many years ago. It had a damaged handle, so I made an 
exact replacement from desert ironwood, using the original decorative 
ferrule. You will notice that it is dead smooth, but the flats on the 
hexagon are not flat. Rather they are dished, leaving the edges proud. It 
works quite well.

https://picasaweb.google.com/102358420595488787966/KnifeSteelSmooth?aut
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eSteelSmooth?authuser=0&feat=directlink


That's interesting. Are all of the surfaces dished? or are some flat and 
some dished? Can't really tell from the photo, but from your text I'm 
assuming all.