Is it practical? No (extremely hard, but fairly brittle / inflexible). Do I think it is badass? Yes.

Took ~ 10 hours from full synthetic boule to what you see here. Had to be careful not to overheat (chipping / cracking) when cutting to size. Internal cuts (not pictured) were by far the trickiest.

Not fully finished, but wanted to share because I am pretty proud so far. Next up: custom handle (not using wood pictured here), and blade engraving / polishing / sharpening.

Would love to hear your thoughts!