Thread: My first resto attempt

Howdy,

Finally got finished with my first blade I picked up at an antique shop for 10 bucks. The scales were broken when I snagged it and after cleaning off the gunk on the blade I found a fair amount of pitting. Having no power tools of any sorts I opted to give it a light sanding to get some of the more minimal pitting out but I dide not even fake an attempt at getting a mirror finish. The scales are made of Ipe (Brazilian Walnut or Ironwood) and the wedge is a piece of scrap black locust I had laying around. I used the Dovo pin set for the pivot point and then I took a piece of hobby aluminum and cut down two pins for the end. Both ends are peened and I left the aluminum feeling a bit more bulbous as I liked the masculine look. Over all I am pleased as this is my first attempt at "restoring" a blade but I will admit this was a learning experience. I will note that I dont think I would ever use iron wood again without some sort of mechanical help as the wood was very time consuming to form with a coping saw and block sander. I finished the wood with mineral oil. The blade is a J.R. Torrey Company blade and my next step is to send it out to get honed. Comments/suggestions always appreciated for future attempts.

Thanks!

Dennis