Argentinian Ju-Ca small fixed blade regrind & TLC

This traditional Argentinian Ju-Ca brand fixed blade belongs to a friend of a friend, and as you can see the point was broken off and the handle was also in need of a bit of TLC.

Website of the Argentinian father & son team, who have been making these knives since 1959: http://ju-ca.com.ar/

Wet ground a new point & a rough new swedge on the side of my Tormek SB-250 Blackstone (black silicon carbide):

The first leather washer had rotted and had to be removed.

Then the gap was sanded, cleaned, and filled with some JB-Weld.

New JB-Weld "washer" sanded flush, and the blade hand reground to it's original full convex shape on the green silicon carbide side of the Foss 7205 bench stone used with oil.

Blade & swedge colored with a blue magic marker before refining step with 1000 grit wet & dry SiC paper, used with oil on glass.

After the refining step:

Handle parts & washers fine sanded, polished and waxed, filework & swedge also polished a bit & the blade stropped on hard cardboard with 1.0 micron diamond compound to remove the burr.

Specs:

Overall length: 20,9 cm (8.23 inches)

Blade length after the regrind: 10,0 cm (3.94 inches)

Max blade thickness: 3,1 mm

Blade grind: full convex zero edge

Edge angle: between 22,5 and 25 degrees inclusive

Blade steel: forged 1045 carbon steel

Handle materials: 1 x JB-Weld/Leather/Brass washers, cowbone, Argentinan hardwood, brass pommel

Sheath: brown leather (left-hand model)

Weight (knife only): 98 grams

Weight (knife + sheath): 120 grams