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Vintage Sabatier Refurb

Discussion in 'JapaneseKnifeSharpening / Dave Martell Knives' started by Dave Martell, Mar 4, 2014.

  1. Dave Martell

    Dave Martell Professional Craftsman Founding Member

    Here's a vintage carbon Bresduck Sabatier that's been completely refurbed.

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    I started by re-setting the profile where the heel/tang section had been neglected during sharpening, then I removed rust from the blade through grinding and thinned it a bit at the same time, then a new buckeye burl handle was installed (not an easy one at all - the tang and bolster were so whacked!!!), then finished up with an overall polish/clean & sharpen.


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    Dave Martell, Mar 4, 2014
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  2. schanop

    schanop Founding Member

    Gasp. This was the knife that kicked me to try out a vintage Sabatier.

    Really love how it's been cleaned up.
     
    schanop, Mar 4, 2014
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  3. skiajl6297

    skiajl6297 Founding Member

    Holy %^$#. That looks like a brand new knife. Simply amazing work.
     
    skiajl6297, Mar 4, 2014
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  4. John Fout

    John Fout Founding Member

    Whenever I see this it makes me want to put more work into my Chef au Ritz... Outstanding work as said whenever this beauty comes up.
     
    John Fout, Mar 5, 2014
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  5. Jim

    Jim Old Curmudgeon Founding Member

    Nice Dave!
     
    Jim, Mar 5, 2014
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  6. cheflarge

    cheflarge Founding Member

    WOW, Dave, very impressive work indeed.
     
    cheflarge, Mar 5, 2014
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  7. Ronnie Aloha

    Ronnie Aloha Founding Member

    Beautiful work!
     
    Ronnie Aloha, Mar 5, 2014
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  8. Dave Martell

    Dave Martell Professional Craftsman Founding Member

    Thanks, but you guys must just be easy to impress. :D
     
    Dave Martell, Mar 5, 2014
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  9. PierreRodrigue

    PierreRodrigue Tactical Walrus Founding Member

    Nice work Dave! Oh, nobody ever accused me of being easy! ;)
     
    PierreRodrigue, Mar 5, 2014
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