Latest restoration 5/8 Henckels #81 mirror polished
I've been away for a while, and thought it's about time for me to post something...
Finished this one earlier today, and plan on honing it in the morning.
It's a 5/8 Henckels #81
I found it rusting in an antique shop last year, and just recently got to it.
I polished it to al true mirror polish using 3 micron diamond paste on a buffing wheel, and frequent breaks to keep the metal cool...
then finished it by hand with 0.5 micron paste.
Instead of rescaling, I used the diamond paste and reshaped the scales...
Restored to as close to original as possible.
I'll look for old pictures, but heres the finished product...
pics taken on my iphone, i'll try to get better.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...f/photo-23.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y17...f/photo-24.jpg