Never really wanted a dao before...

That ain't bad-looking.

There are more pictures at the Kris Cutlery website
www.kriscutlery.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=KC&Product_Code=DAOFS&Category_Code=Chinese
including a closeup of that folded steel blade. This is indeed a gorgeous sword. KC aren't generally known for producing lookers, are they? My impression is they usually make good, serviceable, but none to attractive swords. This would be an exception, obviously.

It seriously looks like an Elf-blade from LotR or Forgotten Realms...

Jeepers.

Kris Cutlery's historically accurate and most aesthetically pleasing blades are his filipino blades. Cecil does painstakingly obsessive work to get them correct to the letter. For some reason it hasn't translated to his other offerings until recently.

This is a wonderful example of how Cecil slowly introduces a higher standard of blade into his offerings. He's done this with his katana as well. Look at what he had to offer back in '99. They were horrible, but slowly he made strides to take it to a more attractive level while raising quality as well.

Sorry. I don't see the false edge. Unless you mean that one tiny little bit about an inch long that was sharpened for thrusts...

SEX

and not with swords. That would most definitely be fatal.

But not sufficiently attractive that I'd want to have SEX with it. Ouch.