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So I'm kind of working through my first blade restoration and am wondering how I should go about taking this out. I'm thinking about slowly and carefully grinding it out on my belt sander. Of course I'd be careful to preserve the temper of the steel. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.
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The easiest, would be to grind it round, similar to the heel. Draw the profile with a colored sharpie for contrast and a coin, washer or copy of the heel profile. Then, file with a Diamond plate/ diamond file or low speed with a Dremel and a medium sanding drum, quench frequently in a glass of water.
Go slow, clamping the blade, edge up, in a vice padded with wooden jaws and or leather. Overheating will ruin the temper of the blade and it will never hold an edge.
I agree with Euclid440. Round it off.
Well said by Euclid, you can make a nice round point out of that one!
Thanks gentlemen. This is kind of what I was gonna try, but it's always good to hear from those with experience.
You can try this:
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I would probably do similar to the picture above working from the centre of the blade to the edge and spine to keep the full length.
Though of course the second approach is going to be more work as you will be removing a lot more steel from the spine.
