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10-29-2011, 05:55 AM #1The First Cut is the Deepest!
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First time with Fred
I decided it was time for me to start tackling some more intricate repairs instead of just honing out small chips and polishing a bit of rust. So for my First Restore, I chose this Reynolds, which has been bothering me for almost a year. It had a chip out of the front tip of the blade, and I knew it would need a trip to a grinder. First clean up and inspection, which showed a crack in the steel at the chip site, that would necessitate removing more metal than planned. Also ran the risk of the crack running out and who knows how much blade would be ruined then!
But it came out pretty well I think. A "sorta" round point 3/4"
What do you guys think? Finish off the round point by taking in the topside? Or leave him as is?
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10-29-2011, 08:03 AM #2Senior Member
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Personnaly I would round of the topside also.
Then it would have a more natural look to it.nun2sharp likes this.
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10-29-2011, 11:21 AM #3Member
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+1 to rounding the top side for aesthetics. That being said, if you like it, leave it.
Oh yeah, nice job on the restore. Well done.
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10-29-2011, 11:40 AM #4Senior Member
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I like it the way it is.
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10-29-2011, 03:00 PM #5what Dad calls me
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Its an Un Frenchpoint! LOL Good work too, enjoy it.
It is easier to fool people than to convince them they have been fooled. Twain
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10-29-2011, 03:02 PM #6Senior Member
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Reynolds seem to come in all shapes, and I like it the way it is.
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10-29-2011, 04:05 PM #7The First Cut is the Deepest!
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Originally Posted by nun2sharp
Does that make it a Freedompoint?
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10-29-2011, 05:54 PM #8Senior Member
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I'd say round the top too. But that said, if you like it, leave it. Or shave with it for a bit and then see if you want to shape the top too. No rules there man.
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10-30-2011, 05:35 PM #9Hones & Honing
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I like it as is. Just leave it that way for awhile and revisit it in a year or so.
Nice work!
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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10-30-2011, 05:52 PM #10The Assyrian
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Hello, Magpie,
I agree with my friend Randy to leave the point as is. It's a round point with swagger, a touch of cool.
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