Thread: John Barber Comeback!

I didn't feel the need to document the whole damn build this time, but look at what a couple of hours and $8 worth of wet dry sandpaper can do to a 175 year old blade.

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You can see that I left a little bit of pitting on the tang around the makers mark. The j and the o were starting to disappear and I wasn't going to take any chances. It's old enough, I don't want it to look like a new blade anyway. Had someone not tried to [poorly] clean the blade up before I got to it, I'd have just left it alone.

I'm telling you guys, it's a high to get a blade this old back in beautiful shape again. I'm ready to get it honed and shave with this piece of history! It was made around the time when Andrew Jackson was president! Think about that! Sorry I'm a little bit excited. Now, to find a true stubtail.......