Am I putting this Gem Junior Bar together right.

[Doug123]

Just picked this up the other day:

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I'm thinking that is the only way it would go together but thought I'd ask someone out there who hopefully has one and knows for sure.

I want to try it out some time soon.

Thanks!

 

[Doug123]

More pics if anyone wants to see:

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Haven't cleaned it up yet.

It appears to be in pretty good shape though.

 

[Doug123]

One more pic of the whole thing:

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[danparker77]

I have never seen the tail piece. I have never had one but all the pics I have seen are sans the last bit of handle. Don't know where it goes.

I lifted this pic from the B/S/T

 

[garyg]

The tailpiece is for stropping the wedge blades that it came with originally. The blade goes into the holder, and then into the handle, then that is used to hone & strop.

I'll attach some instructions ..

 

[Doug123]

Thanks guys.

Thanks for posting those directions garyg. Very cool.

I had no idea that is what that end piece was for.

There were some Damaskeene blades in the box. Are they wedges? They are in the last pic above.

Thanks...

 

[garyg]

The blades at the top left (if they are the Damaskeenes you are asking about) are modern spined SE's, not wedges, modern being a relative term here .. . The "wedges" are almost that, one piece, straight razor shaped, like the blade shown in the instructions, .

 

[Doug123]

The blades at the top left (if they are the Damaskeenes you are asking about) are modern spined SE's, not wedges, modern being a relative term here .. . The "wedges" are almost that, one piece, straight razor shaped, like the blade shown in the instructions, .

Gotcha.

Thanks again...