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    Thank you, I had forgot the name of that bit.
    I have a drill press at work.
    Looking at those pics you just posted, I noticed that I did them just a little off.
    Next time I'll look at the pics before I do it.
    Also, I think I need a big magnifying glass. My eyes don't seem to work as good as I need them to.

    Edit: also I see that the front one is smaller.. I'll need to grind it down a little.
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    The lord dork visor is my friend. I need 5 or so laying around!
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    That gets me every time!

    Okay, I had forgot about that contraption..
    I assume this is better than a magnifying glass in a swing arm?
    Where is the cheapest place to get one.
    Does brand matter for quality?
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    Mine is from harbor freight. I took every thing off of it but 1 lens.
    5 bucks?

    I need 5 laying around, I swear. Always looking for it. Call it my eyeballs!
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    I got the Facia board cut and painted for the patio. Then we got rain. So I made a trip to the hardware store to price out what I was going to need for the Gutter job. Mowed the yards, worked on the sprinklers, made a grocery run, Changed the oil in two cars. Then took a nap.

    I then decided to see about fixing a couple of blades from the junk pile. One was ground down about 1/8+ inch about a third of the way along the edge at the toe. Put some time on the DMT and reshaped it. It still needs a little more work but its savable now...

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    Then I took out one that had some serious hone wear. Worked on just one side of it until most of the hone wear is gone. Cleaned and polished that side so I could get a good look at it. Here are both sides. You can see the wear on the other side was bad!

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    Just some hand sanding and tape put in strategic spots blend it in. I make sure that when doing this the spine thickness gets evened out so the bevel goes well when the time comes.
    It's just Sharpening, right?
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    I finished the scales and got the Herder 49 pinned up.
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    Damn classy, Shaun!
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    Cool

    +1 to that.
    Looks new, yet old..
    Well done scalesmith!

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    Looks great Shaun! Nice job.
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    I was sitting on the back steps looking at the ice skimmer/minnow scoop that my son had been using and was laying around.

    I was going to throw it away but thought hey I can fix that. I had some stainless steel lashing wire and decided I would give it a go.

    Not pretty but hey a new one would cost over $5 USD. I spent about 1/2 hour so I figure I saved about $10 per hour for my time....

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