James Barlow & Sons Restoration

[BeJay]

This James Barlow & Sons came to me with a broken toe and a nasty crack. While grinding the damage out of the toe, the crack kept growing due to the vibration and temperature changes. It had me worried but I eventually caught up to it. I went with this new toe shape so that I could eliminate the crack while preserving as much of the cutting edge as possible. It also needed some heal and edge work. I didn’t get too aggressive with the sanding because this blade has a very thin grind and the stamp is very light in parts. I sanded up to 800 grit on a sleeveless sanding drum and polished with green Dialux. The original Bakelite scales were broken at the pivot. I shotened them to fit the new blade size and made the original wedge a bit wedgier. Its pinned in brass with AJ’s cup washers.

I’m not in to shortie Blades, but at 2 3/4”, it’s still a good length that I’m happy with.