Thread: W&B 6/8" Wedge - Vintage rebuild to original specs

Very nice, I'm glad to have helped out a little. It really came together.

this is a front side closed more square on view also


it's those little details Hart that finnish it off and make it look so much better thanks again

A noble blade wrapped in a fine Tuxedo.

Nice job. Like that you addressed the heel. Hope it shaves well for you.

My only advice, or should I say gssixgun's advice which stuck with me, would be to try establishing some sort of a bevel before all that "hand cramping".
The first restoration that won't take an edge will be enough to convince you.

thanks Oz,
I definately gave it the bevel test before I even broke it down as it was gonna stay a display piece if not honable,
the edge at the heel was good but a bit of clean up on the tang side of the heel was required due to some rot.
the rest of the blade shape is as received, it had very little hone wear but was blunter than the back of a butter knife.

Beautiful restore. I have a pre-1890 W&B wedge on the way. I can't wait to see what I can do with it, as this will be my first restore. It has wooden scales on it that appear to be original, or a damn good reproduction. Again, beautiful work. I'll be using yours as a watermark on how it should be done.

Nicely done sir!

Awesome job, it turned out great!!

Is there more information out there regarding resizing the pivot hole and using a brass bushing? This resto looks great. I have a very similar W&B but I'm hesitant to get started on it since there is a lot of pitting near the edge. I think I might lose a lot of the original size once I start working on it. $4 flea market find so I can't complain too much but if I can get it to look 50% as good as yours I'll be content. Again, great job!

Searched "sleeving pivot" in the box at the top of the page and came up with these...

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Literally the first four hits.