Thread: I am Disappoint.

So I have been working on #6 of my Dubl Duck set. I got too determined to get rid of rust rash near the edge and have reduced the blade to the point where I am having a heck of a time setting bevel.
I am thinking in the future that I wont go below 600 grit no matter what the end result. Below that the grind of the blade is affected too much.

Was it late at night? I always do things I regret in the garage late at night.
Like, "nuts to this hand sanding, I'm breaking out the grinder".

No, it was a patient project over 3 days. I was just chasing the mirror finish.

Yeah, there comes a point when you're sanding "tin foil". Heavy grits and thousandth's of inches and, well, "wish I hadn't done that"!! You're not the first!
Reminds me of a Richard Pryor skit: He said he went to court and the Judge ask why he hadn't paid his taxes. He said I didn't know anything about taxes, I forgot. The judge slammed the gavel down and said......you'll remember next year!!
I've had a lot of those "next years"!!!

Keep having fun!!

Regards,

Howard

Hint:

When Sanding or Buffing Hollows, before you touch the blade with any grit, use your thumb and pluck the edge so that it sings a bit, get well acquainted with that sound..
Every time you start a new grit pluck the edge, just so long as you can still hear a song then you should be fine, but if it starts to go flat sounding then you are at the end of the road... Back off the grit, go to the polish, and yer done, that is as far as the razor will let you go... Basically there are two things that determine how far the finish goes, 1. Your desire or determination, 2. The Razor

Murphy's Law of Restore = "The pits will always be just deeper then the Etch/Stamps"

This was a wedge. Your point is taken though, thanks for the tip.

I am wondering if you would still be able to get a decent bevel regardless. If the pits are that deep and close to the edge. ?

I guess a few of us are confused here then, I also assumed you were talking about Foiling the blade...

Are you talking about reducing the width??? or the spine ???

Color me lost... Pics would help

Sorry for the confusion, it was late. I removed a bit of the width of the blade in the attempt to remove the pitting. I had created a frown and had to remove it during honing.
I guess it is time for lessons learned pics.
Here is a before:

Here is the after

Beautiful, I'm so jealous of the truly handy. As for the honing process -- Are you taping? Seems likely you'll need to, and not just one layer either. If two layers doesn't do it -- try a third. I know -- it shouldn't work, and seems maybe counter-intuitive, but give it a shot.