Thread: hand sanding first blade

this is my first blade to hand sand. Going to take it nice and slow. I would like it to turn out very nice. it seems it has a lot of light pitting. I have some other blades that are in a lot worse condition.






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Yes, take it slow. Especially on the shank so you don't destroy the writing. You may have to leave some pitting. Good luck!

it looks like the star on the left side of the cross mark is already gone do to pitting. [emoji19]

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There is a lot of deep pitting on that blade. You will have to use care and a hard backer for your sandpaper to help you keep the lines crisp. Go slow and be aware of retaining the lines and you will be fine. There is nothing wrong with letting some of the deeper pits remain.

thanks for the info RezDog

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I wouldn't even touch anywhere near that stamp. Maybe some electrical tape to prevent any stray swipes across it.

Taking it slow the first time by hand sanding is always a good idea. I've restored quite a few blades that I still shave with an I've. Hand sanded every blade that I've restored I do occasionally use a buffing wheel on them though just to make some of the polishing go faster all the final polishing is done by hand though it just looks better to me when finished by hand.

The blade you have chosen should turn out nicely with some light pitting left behind but it will still look good an be a damn fine shaver.

You're doing fine. Just tame it slow and you'll get there

just to clear up a few things i should have said in my intro posting. i have shaved with straight razors and i do some dang good honing. i use to make knives. i learned that skill from my grandfather. He is a master bladesmith here in Oklahoma. He makes some awesome blades. I am no where near his skill level. he has been making knives for over 50 years...lol

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started out with 100 grit paper. still have some light pitting in the blade. i will work it a little more. if it dont come out then i guess i will drop to 80 grit



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