C.V. Heljestrand Nº4 restore - regrind/rescale

[Khay]

I got this Heljestrand Nº4 sometime ago - the blade was in good condition apart from the obvious chunk missing from the heel... it'd be a shame to leave it like that - and with so much inspiration coming from this forum, I went to work.

This was my first blade regrind, and also the first time I worked with horn

this is the blade as I got it :

marked the area to remove before regrinding :

after regrinding the blade and also the shoulder area :

and the final result - I rescaled it in buffallo horn, with a bone wedge :

That's all, hope you guys enjoy it - I know I enjoyed doing this one

 

[Leon]

Very nice.

From the first photo, I was afraid you would grind it horizontally, turning it into a "toothpick" I'm glad you didn't.

 

[smalltank]

wow.!..thats frikkin cool and a great idea!!

 

[Khay]

Lol Leon - não gosto de fazer a barba com palitos

Very nice.

From the first photo, I was afraid you would grind it horizontally, turning it into a "toothpick" I'm glad you didn't.

 

[Kavik79]

Interesting! Glad to see you saved this one instead of chucking it. Great work with the scales too, that's a wonderful pattern in that horn

 

[incucrash]

What did you use to grind it? Did you control the heat?

 

[Khay]

Interesting! Glad to see you saved this one instead of chucking it. Great work with the scales too, that's a wonderful pattern in that horn

Thanks - it was my first work with horn, and I really like the way it came out, with part of it being translucent and showing that pattern !

What did you use to grind it? Did you control the heat?

I used a dremel with a sanding disk and held the blade securely in a vice. All the area close was wrapped in a wet cloth that I kept spraying with cold water every few seconds - grind a little, move dremel away, spray blade/cloth, grind a little again and so on. As long as you're patient and careful, it'll be ok. Most of the grinding was done away from the thin edge too - the farther away from the edge you're grinding, the less of a problem it is.

 

[Wid]

What a great job, congrats.

 

[LMTMRP]

Very cool

 

[Doc226]

Lemonade

 

[noahpictures]

Well done!

 

[kirk 988]

that looks great

 

[jred]

How does it shave? I've wondered about using a short blade with a long shank like that.

 

[Obiwan]

Very well done. I have a western style folding kamisori thats a similar length it reminds me of (the blade length that is.....yours is much cooler).

 

[Khay]

What a great job, congrats.

Very cool

Lemonade

Well done!

that looks great

Thank you gentlemen, I appreciate the feedback, even if it's not good, each one I make I learn a little more.

 

[Khay]

How does it shave? I've wondered about using a short blade with a long shank like that.

I haven't shaved with this one yet, but I started straight shaving with a Feather non-folding, and I really enjoy the short (around 2") blades - they're very maneuverable, and the short edge makes them "easier" to sharpen.

 

[tomjr]

outstanding result. congrats and well done a great save. tom

 

[mdunn]

Good result

 

[kirk 988]

I haven't shaved with this one yet, but I started straight shaving with a Feather non-folding, and I really enjoy the short (around 2") blades - they're very maneuverable, and the short edge makes them "easier" to sharpen.

another thing that i really like is how you ground the double stabilisers to the bare hollow that must of taken some skill
how did you do it ?

 

[Kentos]

Nice! The shape reminds me of the folding kamisori razors.