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Wade & Butcher FBU restoration
Just finished up the restoration of my largest FBU. Picked this up several weeks ago in local auction with broken scales. Tried to make new scales using honey horn in the exact size as originals but she refused and would not center. Tried all the tricks: many wedges, additional pivot washers, straighten scales, etc. After all that, determined new, slightly longer (1/8+”) scales would be the right solution. Worked ou perfectly. Now blade centers perfectly on dark brown horn scales. Took awhile but worked out nicely.
This big blade is 1.09” at tip and 1.01” at heel. Question to others: is this OK or should I take some off the center and toe to even it out better before honing? Want to keep it at close to 8/8+ as possible. Is this a standard problem with the Celebrated FBU? This may have had some previous steel removed to repair chips from the heel. Can’t tell but shows some previous honing on spine. Thanks for comments. Happy New Year! Austin Attachment 328243
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