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    Would Old Fishing Sinkers Work??????????Ty

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    Quote Originally Posted by Addison View Post
    Would Old Fishing Sinkers Work??????????Ty
    Sure, as long as they are a soft enough alloy to upset and not crack or crumble. I use the lead balls because I traded my .54 cal Jäger rifle and found a stash of ball for it I otherwise have no use for.
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    Ill try hammering on one of these and see what happens. As long as it dont crack or crumble i guess ill be ok.
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    Here it is as of now but I'll be doing more so it will change a little.

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    Scales dont look as nice in this pic. Well, maybe after I do it over the pic will trun out better.
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    Looking real good
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    Looks good, but I would take just a bit more off, to move the corner forward just a bit more, where the green arrow is.

    The red arrow is where the edge ends now, and may be enough, but still might hit. You want to be well in front of the start of the stabilizer, blue arrow.

    You can put some sharpie ink on the spine, the edge and the stabilizer, ink all of the stabilizer. Then hone on a high grit hone and see if you are hitting any of the stabilizer. Check also that you are making good contact on the spine and edge at the heel. A stroke or two will tell the story.


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    @Euclid440 Thanks for the pic.
    Didn't think I needed to go that far forward but if you say so. I thank you for the picture and pointing this out to me. I knew it was a bit under the stabilizer but didn't think it was too bad. Now I know and have a better idea on what SHOULD be done. Thanks again. I'll get my stones next week and will work on this next weekend. I think it will all turn out great when done and wont need anything besides some shave soap for then on. Well, maybe a touching on the stones now and then but I'll be happy to know its done and done correctly!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Euclid440 View Post
    Looks good, but I would take just a bit more off, to move the corner forward just a bit more, where the green arrow is.

    The red arrow is where the edge ends now, and may be enough, but still might hit. You want to be well in front of the start of the stabilizer, blue arrow.

    You can put some sharpie ink on the spine, the edge and the stabilizer, ink all of the stabilizer. Then hone on a high grit hone and see if you are hitting any of the stabilizer. Check also that you are making good contact on the spine and edge at the heel. A stroke or two will tell the story.


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    Here it is after grinding the heal some. I need to work on this thing some more but I need to learn to hone before I go any farther I'm afraid. Its a long trip but its fun learning. Hope this heal repair is close to what you were saying.

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    Yup, looks good, should be much easier to hone now.
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