Thread: When the toe is overhoned.

Tried searching for this topic, but finally gave up.

I picked up a Dubl Duck Special No. 1 (Pearlduck, Reg. U.S. Pat. Off.)that has a problem with the tip of toe being honed a lot more than the rest of the blade. In hindsight I should have passed on it, but now that I have it I might as well learn how to save it.

The spine thickness is .185" for most of the blade but in the last 1/4" it narrows to 0.160 and the blade width narrows from 0.670" to around 0.600"

I'm considering taking my die grinder and turning it into a round point just to get rid of the unusable toe end. I just don't think it's worth the effort of trying to grind down the spine and blade. In fact, I don't know if the later would be the best way to restore the original blade profile.

All opinions are welcome.