Great! A coarser grooving on the top if spine was a classy touch!
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Great! A coarser grooving on the top if spine was a classy touch!
Seems that is a 4-sided thread file? I have some! Good to know that will work!
IIRC, most Sheffields with top and bottom jimps are done the same way. Fine on bottom and more coarse on top.
I used an external thread repair file available from most industrial tool outlets.
I ordered mine from McMaster-Carr online for $12. p.n.#2616A12
McMaster-Carr
Included the link, but I do not know if McMaster delivers to home addresses. Can always use the supplied info and order through NAPA or pepboys etc as well. Or your local tool and die guy must have some. The key with this file is good hardened stock, not some off shore look alike or it would ruin the work I think. I was so worried about chatter or skipping across the tang before the first couple jimps were well defined it was a nervous attempt. My confidence grew with each pull of the file though.
Might even work in the creation of razors before the steel is hardened. Maybe next summer I will test that theory out as well.
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Talking about thread files for jimps.
What's the best way to clean the ravages of time (patina/rust etc) out of jimps?
Thanks Mike!! Never thought of them. Steel chequering files are pricey!
Small wire brush and a bit of polishing compound...MAAS or similar wash off polish. Dremel wire brush works well. Do not use a brass brush, it can plate the steel brass if there is any acid present.
Low and slow by hand with a toothbrush sized wire brush works best on real gunk. A toothbrush and tooth paste can be a wonder for the whole job!
~Richard