Thread: Tumbled and Re-scaled Grevemeyer

This antique shop find is a W H Grevemeyer
of Philadelphia "KEEN EDGE" that I tumbled because sanding might have destroyed the KeenEdge etching on the blade.

I re-scaled it with SRD faux ivory, then honed it. This blade took a great edge and shaves like a dream. Original cost was $10 + the scales.

My scales of choice are usually the black ebonywood from SRD but they are not presently available. I have blocks of ebonywood, cocobola and sycamore wood that I will cut up for re-scaling this winter. The sycamore will make nice contrasting wedges for the ebony and the cocobola.

That's a stainless washer plus brass washer and brass pin on the hinge with nylon washers between the scales and the blade..

The best attribute of this blade is the great edge it takes.

very nice scales

Nice!

I like the shape of that blade, is it half hollow?

Very nice! I've tried nylon washers and they were "too slippery" no matter how tight I got the pin...have you had this experience? I went back to using brass & hole punch.

Originally Posted by shooter74743

Very nice! I've tried nylon washers and they were "too slippery" no matter how tight I got the pin...have you had this experience? I went back to using brass & hole punch.

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For Stubear....That is a half hollow.

For shooter........ Sand both sides of the washer and the inside of the scales just enough to roughen the surfaces. It seems to help.

Very nice job !!!