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While we can discuss this till the cows come home, if the blade doesn't shave, I would remove the scales. They are nice. Then clamp the blade in a vise with the shoulders so that the blade section...

.8 is about the limit of what I would do in your setup. There are 2 main issues: your blade is exposed in the fire, so the surface will be affected and may end up with less carbon. Secondly and more...