Rusty Japanese kitchen KNIFE RESTORATION with secret wood handle

This time I'll restore this Japanese kitchen knife. I thought it would be a nice project for restoration although it was old and in rough condition. The blade is chipped and it is rusty. The handle is also badly damaged. I decided to replace the handle with secret wood handle that had kind of ice looking resin part.
I started by removing the rust with sokin the blade in vinegar overnight. then I used a belt sander to get rid of all the chipped parts of the blade. I reshaped the edge with the sander and finshed with filing by hand. I then removed pitting with coat se sand paper and polished the place up to 200 grits by hand. An angle grinder would have heated the blade up too much. Polish was finshed with metal polishing compound.
for the handle I used ash. I broke the black is 2 piece to get nice broke surface. I then drilled a hole for the tang of the knife. I used epoxy glue to attached the tang in the holes. After this I used cardboard to make a mold for casting. I made the mold quite large because it's much easier to remove material than to add some. I wrapped the mold in aluminum foil and tape to prevent leaking.
After a failed attempt I mixed some clear casting resin with slight blue hue to make it look almost like ice. Resin was poured in the mold and I let it dry. I sanded the black to wanted oval shape similar to the orginal handle. I had couple of bubbles in the resin as this was only my first attempt at resin casting. I filled the bubbles with resin and brushed the whole handle with resin to seal it up and give it a nice glossy look and deeper color.
The project turned out great and it's super sharp. Resin casting also turned out great although there are minor flaws in it. Thanks for watching. Please, if you like my content , share it with your friend as that will enable me to continue making these projects.
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