Thanks, David! There were tool-gouges in the Pelican as shown in the 2nd pic.
Some attempted ones in the K3000.
I lightly sanded forever watching closely. The actual 'shell' is some tough stuff.
Fortunately, fairly thick on these old ones.
The Pelican still bears scars, yet strops like heaven. Hard to describe.
Some new strops out there which are sweet.
Nobody makes anything remotely close to good vintage, IMO.
Horses don't have to work nearly as hard these days! ;)