Thread: Bengall in Black Bean

This Bengall came in pretty shiny & just for a rescale but after a close look there seemed to be a few issues that would have made honing a challenge for the owner so I offered to set the bevel on it. There was excess wear at the toe which I couldn't change, a slight frown near the heel & the edge was worn close to the stabiliser. A few before pics here to make up for all the ones I left out in the past

Taking it to the wetgrinder I reshaped the heel & edge some into a slight smile then some DMT work. New profile below. Gave it a few strokes on the DMTC to set the spine then added 3 layers of tape to get rid of chips, pits & grind up some good steel. Next some DMTF gradually removing tape then finished on DMTE with no tape & considered the bevel set.

Then I started on the Shapton GS 2k for 20 or so strokes & things looked good. (Approx 200x mag)

Then I just had to finish & shave test it. This pic is post shave. (Approx 200x mag) The edge is very sound & an awesome shave.

The Black Bean was supplied by the owner & although I found it prone to split along the grain it also sanded surprisingly smooth on low grits.
The request was for a bushman's workhorse look so finish sanding was at 240 grit then a couple of stiff coats of Organoil (an Aussie made tung oil mix containing some wax) to finish off. A buff with a soft rag 24 hours later gave it a nice satiny reflective lustre that will only improve with handling as oil finishes do.
Wedge is teak & has brass pins & washers throughout.

She'll head North to Queensland on Monday.
Enjoy Mick !

Nice Job mate looks real good!

Lotta work to get those frowns out (except if you have a grinder a ? )

Love that oil finish, feels and looks great.

So .... what did you finish it with??? You left us hanging at shapton 2k!

+Simon