Inspired by Bagotnj and DerJaeger's posts here; here's an ebay purchase:
Pretty good overall condition although the scales seemed dry as they were a light grey color. Here's an after and before image after an overnight soak in mineral oil:
For a Henckels product the F&F was surprisingly poor. The spine and fingerguard showed low-grit grind marks that have since been sanded out. The tang showed a lip that wasn't fully removed when the scales were fitted. You can see a before and after image showing what I ground away.
Note: heavily oil-soaked scales clog up sandpaper like nobody's business.
Also, when sharpened on a Shapton pro 1k this left very dark residue on the stone and a lot of it, at least it seemed so to me.
Pretty good overall condition although the scales seemed dry as they were a light grey color. Here's an after and before image after an overnight soak in mineral oil:
For a Henckels product the F&F was surprisingly poor. The spine and fingerguard showed low-grit grind marks that have since been sanded out. The tang showed a lip that wasn't fully removed when the scales were fitted. You can see a before and after image showing what I ground away.
Note: heavily oil-soaked scales clog up sandpaper like nobody's business.
Also, when sharpened on a Shapton pro 1k this left very dark residue on the stone and a lot of it, at least it seemed so to me.
