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My Blade Holding Tool......
Well, I'm sure many have had good luck with polishing on a buffer & also using greaseless compounds but after having 2 Wade & Butcher blades slip from my hands & get the edges chipped or cracked, I went to Home Depot & bought a piece of aluminum 1/8" thick X 1" wide & 36" long.
I got home & measured 3 pieces 7" long each & proceeded to make myself a blade holder instead of just holding it by the tang & the blade. I also bought some 8-32 x 1/2" countersunk brass screws. I drilled 4 small holes in them at first, then later drilled them out to the right size but I used my tap & die set to thread the holes in one piece of aluminum. I took the opposite side along with the middle piece & drilled the holes larger for the screws to fit through & used my countersinking tool in my drill to countersink them on the outside piece so they would be nice & flush. I took the center piece & drew out a tang section which I cut & filed out. I then made a small hole where the pivot would be to hold the blade in place & to keep it from falling out while grinding or polishing. I have a screw & nut to hold the blade in at the tang. I also had to file some ares on the insides of the outer pieces since some tangs are more than 1'8" thick & I wanted it to al fit together nicely. I also had to cut the 8-32 screws a little so the remaining part wouldn't stick out. They didn't have any 3/8" long. I haven't finished it yet but I thought I would show what I have so far. This will be my prototype since it could be maybe 1/2" longer or maybe an inch but what I have will do the job for now. I want to make some finger & thumb areas on it to make it more ergonomically fit to my hands. I also want to sand it down in progressions & polish it like a nice tool. I'm sure I will have to make another center piece for different shaped tangs. I'm sure some may not find they need such a tool but I think it would help me & maybe a few others.
This is what I got so far.
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