The reason I was attracted to SY in the first place was " performance" . I also much like Bruce will end up sticking a few knives back to merely " collect" - " admire" or maybe use for trade. I like the thought that they are " useful" . I am not really attracted to much that is just " nice looking" . For me this is kind of a hollow feeling. On the other hand many folks enjoy collecting pretty things and I certainly won't step on that. Thanks for the tips on what to use to protect blades. I was merely using some wax I had around and seemed to work decent. I am quite sure your suggestions are much better-Thank You