Thread: The Butchered Blade

Originally Posted by sharptonn

The problem with buffer and greaseless is that it exaggerates the voids into what you see. It grabs the edge of a pit and makes it wider. Time to quit, hand-sand with a fixture such as Outback has presented. Go a bit, call it done. This blade should be sent to someone with a belt-grinder to be reground, or slowed-down on current process. Ain't making any more.
Get a bevel and shave. JMO

Okay thanks for the info and advise.
I need to weigh my options. The blade has a lot of meat. The pits are looking bad. but on the side that Ive done more, they are starting to go away. I was trying to use as little pressure as possible with the greaseless. BUT perhaps I need to switch to hand sanding.
The problem with hand sanding is that I am limited on time and that would take a week of sanding...
SO... perhaps sending it off is my best option.
I wonder who to send it to. Any suggestions? Look in the classifieds right?
Guess I could take measurements and start in on the scales while its getting reground. Hopefully dont need to take too much off..

Originally Posted by sharptonn

We like 'em thin, OutbacK ! Thin!

Ya boss, i's shakin it, i's shakin it

Originally Posted by engine46

I thought it said 20 inches too! Hell, a 20 footer, he could make some serious money from one like that if cut into 6" sections.
I am now debating whether to do a Clark & Hall or a W&B FBU I have which isn't the ordinary FBU. This one is a wedge with a beveled spine. It looks better than in the pics. The hone wear doesn't look as bad. It is a hair past 15/16 at the widest point

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I've had some greaseless compounds for awhile now I haven't tried on my Harbor Freight buffer & several 6" & 4" wheels. I have 80, 120, 180, 240, 320, 400 & 600 grits yet to try.

I think I would never touch that one to greaseless compounds, Steve. It seems perfect as-is?

Originally Posted by sharptonn

We like 'em thin, OutbacK ! Thin!

Yep! Tom's right. I like making my scales as thin as possible but to still be strong. Don't want much flex in 'em. Even my W&B I did almost a year ago, the bone scales are thin like Ivory.

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Originally Posted by outback

Ya boss, i's shakin it, i's shakin it

Damn well better be, boy! Kidding! Take your time, Looking good!

Originally Posted by engine46

Yep! Tom's right. I like making my c=scales as thin as possible but to still be strong. Don't want much flex in 'em. Even my W&B I did almost a year ago, the bone scales are thin like Ivory.

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Dang those are thin! Im almost done with my 7 day. Using African Blackwood and the good thing about that wood is how strong it is. Its very very strong! And doesnt rot. great stuff!
You can shave it very thin. Thinner than other woods.
I admit my skills in woodwork are greater than my skill with blades. Even though I can now put a near perfect mirror finish on a blade, the little tricks, and equipment to do things like a belt grinder, dont have those yet. And this big chopper.. ugh! Lots of work taking those pits out

Originally Posted by MikeT

Dang those are thin! Im almost done with my 7 day. Using African Blackwood and the good thing about that wood is how strong it is. Its very very strong! And doesnt rot. great stuff!
You can shave it very thin. Thinner than other woods.
I admit my skills in woodwork are greater than my skill with blades. Even though I can now put a near perfect mirror finish on a blade, the little tricks, and equipment to do things like a belt grinder, dont have those yet. And this big chopper.. ugh! Lots of work taking those pits out

The bone is tough. A lot tougher than the horn I get or at least it is a lot harder to make 'em thin on my belt sander. They were thicker at first & I wasn't happy with 'em so I went thinner with them & made a brass wedge for it. It turned out beautiful.

Flex in scales is a good thing, fellas! JMO

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Flex in scales is a good thing, fellas! JMO

I agree. We see so many scales made that are pretty darn thick. My first few sets of scales were very thick and its been getting thinner and thinner! But there is a happy place as far as thickness goes, and the material also determines ideal thickness, not just weight requirements and such.
But Ive had thick scales that I really liked too, just seemed to go.

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Flex in scales is a good thing, fellas! JMO

Ok, let me rephrase that Tom, some flex. My bad. I did some once that were too thin & had too much flex to 'em. I didn't mean no flex at all. You gotta have some flex in 'em because it helps for the blade to center more. Vintage horn scales are pretty tough but they still warped. Those bone scales I made did have some flex to 'em & they worked out just fine. When they were thicker, they just didn't look right plus they were too stiff. When I got them thin like they are, they had more flexibility to them & they worked perfect.