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Thanks. Glad to know I'm not the only one who found it hard to sand one of these. The worst of the corrosion was actually on the spine of the tang directly above the pin and below the level of the...

Thanks for that. 180 grit, 220, 300, 400, 600, 800, 1000, 1200, 1500, 2000 and then back to 800, 1000, 1200, 1500 & 2000. A few callouses. A few cuts on the blade edge despite trying to be uber...

Thanks again Onimaru55. I'm looking forward to meeting up.

Thanks Mykel. The George Wostenholm is great - I love it! My first blade was the Dovo 5/8 I bought and the Wosty is a 6/8. I think I prefer the 6/8. It sounds different and feels different and just...

Thanks Glen - that makes me feel better! Yeah, I let out some choice cuss words alright - I was trying to be so careful. On the same day I unpinned the Bengall and the scales just crumbled - and then...

Well, this is the second attempt at restoration for me, and I've got to say it was much harder than the first.

The scales are ivory, and unfortunately one cracked when I unpinned the scales....