Functionality PLUS style (and great workmanship)! What are the handle materials? I also like the way the sharpening notch is positioned in front of the grind line (I'm still pretty new to this, so maybe a lot of knives here are the same, but in the knives I have made I have centered the notch in the grind line)- on the next one I make I'm going to try pushing it forward like these. Am wondering what the blade finish was on the second one- is it stone washed?