As indoor nets have now finished and no outdoor nets for two weeks I thought I'd better give an update.
The bat has been performing and playing very well. I have been continuing the knocking in further up the bat to extend the coverage and it seems to be working. The bat goes like a rocket against cricket balls. It takes me a dozen or so balls to get my eye in, which generally means the toe gets a good workout. This is the one area that concerned me as it's quite thin. Even though the bottom 3 inches is dead the toe has held out well. It's played well against a few Yorkers which as we all no can be the end of a bat indoors.
Here are some pics of the bat and the toe which has a few dents.
The next likely outing will probably be during the season I will use it in a match.