JA Henkels rusty restore

I picked this henkels up for my covered tang seven day set. It was in worse condition than what I normally start with, and worse than the pics online.Attachment 271088
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But I divided to keep it and get to work. I sanded with 600/800/1000/1500/2000/2500 and some w/d 40. Sanded for about 3 hours but was not able to get all the putting out without risking sanding the blade too thin. Then hand polished for a while with mothers mag and aluminum polish. Tightened up the pivot pin so it was snugged up. It did turn out fairly well considering the way it arrived to me. Was not sure of what the scale and tang materials are since there's no washers on the scale pins. But with the way the blade looked when it made its way to me I am keeping it isolated just in case.
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Thanks for looking.

It looks good, thanks for sharing.

It's a shame that you won't be able to test shave until Saturday though :nono:

Nice job, looks fantastic. A long ways from what you started with

Great job.

I did not think that this project could have gone this well. I am impressed.

That turned out really nicely, and it doesn't have much hone wear -- nice razor.

I was hoping to see the other side of the blade after your work. I know you said there was some pitting you couldn't get out, but I bet it looks lots better than before!

I'll post a pic of the back side when I get home tonight, and should be able to have it honed too.

You brought it back from
The dead!

I was really questioning if I could do it, and if it would even look decent or even usable

Here is the pic of the backside of the blade, and also a closeup of the scale. Figure it will help to is the material.
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Nice, looking good. It's a great razor and worth the effort you put into it. I have a razor with what I think is that same material for scales, not sure what it is, feels like old plastic.

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Originally Posted by Paul76

Here is the pic of the backside of the blade, and also a closeup of the scale. Figure it will help to is the material.

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Thanks for posting the picture! I think it looks great even with the pits. I always worry about going too far -- with a hollow grind seems like it would be so easy to chase pits right through to the other side...

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Originally Posted by jmabuse

Thanks for posting the picture! I think it looks great even with the pits. I always worry about going too far -- with a hollow grind seems like it would be so easy to chase pits right through to the other side...

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Going to far was exactly what I was worried about. Plus I would think that it could be very easy to make a slight warp or waves to the edge chasing the pits too. Then it would be harder to hone.

You did a very good job there my friend :tu

Looks great and I'm sure you will be enjoying some great shaves from it

As a noob taking a look at the before pic, my first thought was "bummer, lost cause". After looking at the finished pic my thought was "Wow, a miracle"

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