Thread: The Butchered Blade

Very good idea Tom on the rubber automotive hose. I'm sure I can improvise as I do not have any old hose at the moment but I'm sure I have something that would work just as well. I know I have something out there in all my junk. I need to clean my garage out one day.
Looks like a double concave blade ya got there. it should look good when it is done. I don't like sanding either but it must be done occasionally. I don't mind the honing though. It is the satisfaction of the accomplishment I get when I do sharpen one. It looks very good so far! I'll have to sand my Wosty down some to make it shine a little more since it will be clothed in some nice scales. I hope my new wedge comes out to my satisfaction also. Perhaps I should make me an outback gizzy!

Get the Gizzy going, Steve! EVERYONE needs one.....'cept me. I have the WedgeOmat!

So no more Dremel stuff. Some dry sanding with the big end of my little sanding stick, some worn 400 on the end pitting and a bunch of 600 to even things out. Then, some dry 600 with my hose thingy and back to the WD40.
This blade is thin, so I think some of the pitting will stay on the end, but will go through the 1500 to see.
I may go back to the 600 or 1000 and do the crocus/CroOx as it works better with a slightly rough finish.
With this side to finish and the other side to do, I will report back tomorrow!

Looks good Tom! I busted out LMAO about the WedgeOmat!

Originally Posted by engine46

Very good idea Tom on the rubber automotive hose. I'm sure I can improvise as I do not have any old hose at the moment but I'm sure I have something that would work just as well. I know I have something out there in all my junk. I need to clean my garage out one day.
Looks like a double concave blade ya got there. it should look good when it is done. I don't like sanding either but it must be done occasionally. I don't mind the honing though. It is the satisfaction of the accomplishment I get when I do sharpen one. It looks very good so far! I'll have to sand my Wosty down some to make it shine a little more since it will be clothed in some nice scales. I hope my new wedge comes out to my satisfaction also. Perhaps I should make me an outback gizzy!

Then you can do it your way Steve[emoji38]
Yeah... The wedg-o-matic [emoji482] [emoji23] [emoji38] [emoji23] [emoji38] [emoji23] [emoji38]

Originally Posted by sharptonn

Get the Gizzy going, Steve! EVERYONE needs one.....'cept me. I have the WedgeOmat!

So no more Dremel stuff. Some dry sanding with the big end of my little sanding stick, some worn 400 on the end pitting and a bunch of 600 to even things out. Then, some dry 600 with my hose thingy and back to the WD40.
This blade is thin, so I think some of the pitting will stay on the end, but will go through the 1500 to see.
I may go back to the 600 or 1000 and do the crocus/CroOx as it works better with a slightly rough finish.
With this side to finish and the other side to do, I will report back tomorrow!

Darn tootin those ducks are thin on the bottom half! I left some slight unevenness on mine for the same reasons. I can live with a little character more than a foiled razor.

Looking spot on Tom.

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Darn tootin those ducks are thin on the bottom half! I left some slight unevenness on mine for the same reasons. I can live with a little character more than a foiled razor.

Looking spot on Tom.

I'm okay with it if you're okay with it B52. I trust ya from the way I see your work!

Originally Posted by MikeB52

Darn tootin those ducks are thin on the bottom half! I left some slight unevenness on mine for the same reasons. I can live with a little character more than a foiled razor.

Looking spot on Tom.

My main issue with the double-ground ones is trying to preserve the 'belly' as that is what makes the razor work, IMO.
I have seen lots which were sanded off. I cannot see it working anymore as that is done, FME
You see lots of miracles done with old wedges. Notsomuch with these thin ones.
If you see a miracle on one of these, it may or may not hone or shave as it used to.
Condition condition. Always buy condition, you bunch of busted blade losers!
Myself included, of course!

Well, I got a chance to work on my scales. I had to hand drill my pin holes since I don't have an accurate enough drill press yet. I started one just a little bit on one side & then I used my digital calipers I measured on the opposite side & drilled a little at a time until they went through & lined up. The 1st pic is of the older set I was making & the 2nd & 3rd are of the new ones I'm making.

Man Steve..!!
Thats some cool looking grain and color to that wood. Like the shape too.
What finish are you going to use.

I don't know yet. Some Tru-Oil might be good for it then let it dry & then polish some Ren wax in them but then again, I might like a BBS finish on 'em. I have some recon Bloody Red Jasper & also some recon Arizona Turquoise but I think the Bloody Red Jasper would set the cocobolo off really nice with some brass collars & silver pins.