Today i finished this G Willis Hinchcliffe Sheffield 1804-1850. In Ivory.

The reason i chose this one was because of the cracked scales at the pivot end. It gave me a chance to practice a vintage style repair. Basically lining just the pivot area and fixing the steel liners with pins. This type of repair appeals to me.

The blade was given a mirror polish finished with a whitening colour. Shame about the pitting near the tang stamp.

Honing was 10/20 laps: DMT 235
20 laps: Kramer Zwilling 400 Grit
Bevel set Kramer Zwilling 1K
Ozuku Kiita / Botan / Tenjou / Mejiro / Koma / Hard Tomo
50 Laps Linen / 50 Laps Shell Cordovan (To be specific)
This style of blade is susceptible to bad bevel angles . I went with one layer of Polyimide tape.

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