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02-23-2010, 11:01 PM #111Junior Honemeister
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I used a grinder for the shaping and initial honing
I used a 4X36 belt sander to grind through the razor... It is a wood sander, but it obviously can eat away at metal...
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02-24-2010, 12:14 AM #112Junior Honemeister
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Wife wants me to post them both on E-bay... LOL
Do I hear two dollars...
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02-24-2010, 12:16 AM #113< Banned User >
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That big, heavy one -sans hole- would pull a pretty penny for sure. It's a beaut. The beefed up tang and worked spine are excellent touches
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02-24-2010, 04:48 AM #114aka shooter74743
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Man, I can only imagine the sickening feeling when you burned thru...
I'm planning on starting on mine tomorrow and now know that I'm not going for a full hollow on round one anyway...
Thanks for the show and tell, oop's are sometimes more educational than we know...Southeastern Oklahoma/Northeastern Texas helper. Please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thank you and God Bless, Scott
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02-24-2010, 07:27 AM #115The only straight man in Thailand
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I think what you should do is drill a series of holes along the blade. Similar to file work on the spine. Drill work on the blade.
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02-24-2010, 02:24 PM #116Senior Member
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hole in blade = extra super hollow singing blade
it sure does suck when you blow through a blade like that tho
save with it and if you feel that its dnot jsut right brake it and get a good look at grain and if you want have the tang hardness tested (hardened the whole blade and tang right ?)
fails are not fails if you put them top good use in testing
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02-24-2010, 07:14 PM #117Hones & Honing
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Excellent work!
I like your sense of proportion on the blade.
FWIW, I also have found that when I temper 1095 steel at 400 it is to hard to hone. When I jacked up the temp to 475 it seemed quite a bit easier to hone. BTW, I increased the temps in 25 degree increments until the hardness was acceptable.
Grinders...check out the No Weld Grinder from USAknifemakers.com.
! Plans for the No Weld Grinder - Sander. Nearly 50 pages... No Weld Grinder Sander - 2x72 belt sander grinder
I have built 4 of them and ChrisL has also built one. They work just fine but contact me before you decide to build one and I can save you some hassle.
Mike, I admire your persistence, keep on trucking!
Randolph Tuttle, a SRP Mentor for residents of Minnesota & western Wisconsin
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02-24-2010, 07:54 PM #118Senior Member
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For Sale: Straight razor with a nail-puller - MINT!
Originally Posted by Mike_ratliff
Wife wants me to post them both on E-bay... LOL
Do I hear two dollars...
C'mon, you gotta get creative here.
Jordan
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02-24-2010, 08:02 PM #119Scale Maniac
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Why in heavens name would she want you to sell those??? They're your first blades...they're special! Like children!
Or maybe you sold those, too.
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02-24-2010, 08:38 PM #120Shaveurai
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I quite like the idea of putting a series of holes in the blade (different) cool!!!!
If all else fails it could become a nice frame back project?
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