Been on light-duty lately. Dr sez don't pick-up more than 15 pounds...
This does not weigh that much....CLOSE! ;)
So this has languished in a drawer in it's box for 5 years or so.
Reground somewhere back in the day and falling through the scales.
I like the old reground wedges and really liked the looks of the bevel on this thing, so I began a really sympathetic resto on it. I wanted it to be rough, yet clean and usable.
Finally got it pinned just now. Some cruddy workbench pics....
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There was rust, staining and pitting. I got all the rust! Some of the other..
The regrind striations were deep, which was just fine with me.
A pile of 600 and some 800 crocus on the blade.
Some straightening, CA and Epoxy repairs on the scales. One bottom was broken-off.
Straightening the scales with a hot iron kept the blade from falling through.
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Rough and ready! How I imagined it. Won't stand-up the conventional way, but will upside-down! Attachment 294408
Off to the green hone! :D