Thread: Henckels #410 "Certified" in Custom Black Horn

This came in with no scales and some pretty good water spotting...

I polished out the blade pretty gently to a nice Satin Glow finish then went to work making new scales...



Tim wanted Black horn which as many of you know is rather hard to come by naturally, I took a set of the Feather Streaked ones I had with the least amount of white on them, then reversed them putting the White streaks to the inside...

After shapeing the scales I contoured them pretty heavy, then only sanded them further on the inside surfaces so as no to expose any more White streaks... By thinning them only from the insides it kept the heavy contour and didn't expose hardly any more White

I polished the horn using the 3M Tri-M-Ite® Imperial sanding papers and the buffer...

The wedge is Blood Red acrylic and the pins are Nickel Silver alnog with the center post "Bling" washers are SS...

Awesome job Glen!!!! It really looks great ,and ur right u can hardly see the white streaks.How did u contour the scales if u dont mind me asking?

Belt sander, then hand sanding...

BTW did I tell you I hate the smell of Horn dust

Another wonderful job Glen, as always it makes me drool to see your work. Nice way to do the scales, they certainly came out awesome.

Gracefully elegant.
Love the finish on the blade.

Joe

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Belt sander, then hand sanding...
BTW did I tell you I hate the smell of Horn dust

And that smell is second only to skunk if the belt is worn and heats the horn. That "pong" lasts in the air forever!! Wet sanders unite!
Ir-respectfully
~Richard
PS, A great razor and done with class!

Loving the satin glow blades mate.
Great workaround on the horn.
I bet some of the dyes they used in the day smelled worse than the sanding process

Nice work! I really like how you can make out the white streaks on the inside of the horn, it lends a cool little extra layer definition to the scales.

NIIIIICE. I like everything about this one Glen. Great job.
Grant

Very nice job Glen. The horn looks fantastic and the finish on the blade is magic.