1. Grain — runs straight and parallel all the way through the handle, especially through the eye/tenon
2. Runout — no grain lines that suddenly run out the side
3. Knots — none, including near the eye.
4. Cracks/checking — none, including around the kerf.
5. Tenon — the throat looks substantial and symmetrical
6. Shoulder — nice clean transition, does not look like there’s a lot of extra material
7. Wedge — confirmed, they actually sent both a small one and a large one. Thanks!
8. Finish — it’s truly dry/unfinished, as I requested.
A great product!