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“I get good separation of the scales at the pivot end when I pinch the back, but they close up when I tighten the bolt down. I'm thinking this is because the wedge is still flat near the pin hole.”
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“Got my maps. Northern and Central/Southern, Ohio.”

Happy Hunting, take a flash light, cant count how many I have found in a crowded, unlit cases that I would have passed up without my little...

All that matters, is pitting at the edge. I too have some razors with pits on the blade, though not as bad as yours, and even the bevels, but just a few thousands from the edge.

They shave just...

Yea, I would move the end of the edge, so it is about a ¼ inch in front of the stabilizer. I would move the corner past the pitted steel, a bit more than ¼ inch.

When you set the bevel, you will...

You could probably save another ¼ to ½ inch of blade length if you play around with the design of the cut.

Here is a remake, I did removing the least amount from the tip and reshaping the heel,...

I have had good luck using hot water from the faucet, my shop sink is 8 feet from the water heater and set a bit higher than most, so my hot water is hot.

I just soak in hot water for a few...

Paint or photo editor works for design work. But for actual work make a cardboard template, by tracing the blade onto poster board. Now make your mods based on your paint model, then trace on to the...