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hahahaha...... "wind chime"..... hahahahaha, I just got your pm a few minutes ago, made me laugh! :roflmao
and thank you for the compliment! this one needed it, it was begging not to be given up on.

thanks man, that's no small compliment, theres huge talent all over this forum, my stuff is just whatever I can do with the castoffs no one wants! highly collectable? great shaves, happy saves,...

nice job on those scales, ipe is rather tough stuff to work! ive worked a few pieces of it from leftover decking, not the easiest to work with but takes a nice polish doesn't it? very cool, I like...

awesome, its nice to see that smile going the same way as the spine instead of that sad frown! does look like the stabilizer is in the way of honing a bit? dremel should take it down well, ive used...

and nice shave! it was a bit surprising how well the shave was, if I remember right the blade ended up between 9/16 and 5/8 and with the plain hollow grind it shaved like one of the smaller American...

I can already see it when done! :D do you have a way to regrind the stabilizer/shoulder? after straightening the cutting edge and possibly light regrind to remove/minimize honewear that stabilizer...

its a joy to see how they come out in the end isn't it? when they looked so far past saving.
on my 2x72 I only have an 8" contact wheel, this one I used a 4x36 that has 2" wheels. not necessarily...

after tidying up the blade I made scales to fit the adjustments I made to the blade. black g10 suited it well.
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so I decided to give it a go, sanded to test the steel out a bit, see how it sounded and felt, check what there might be to work with. the steel underneath the surface was very sound but a HUGE issue...

I love to take old messed up blades and make them shave better than brand new......but this one...... I was more than a little worried about this fili, worth a go or send it to its final resting...