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09-18-2009, 12:53 AM #1Senior Member
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bent blade :(
When time came to test fit the wedge, to my shock and dismay, I found that the spine is bent. If I put 3 washers on one side of the pin it fits without fouling the scales, but I want to avoid that because it looks pretty bad. The problem seems to be that the blade does not point directly down from the spine - its a couple degrees off.
Any tips on what to do?
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09-18-2009, 01:24 AM #2Master of insanity
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Could you plane the insides of the scales to overcome this?
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09-18-2009, 01:38 AM #3Senior Member
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check the threads we should have someone was showing how to fix with vise.GL
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09-18-2009, 01:40 AM #4what Dad calls me
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Like Sham said, stick it in a vise.
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09-18-2009, 02:05 AM #5The Great & Powerful Oz
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09-18-2009, 03:38 AM #6< Banned User >
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On a big ol' blade such as that what I have often found is not so much that the spine is bent (ala the Double Arrow), but that they put an angle on only one side of the tang, instead of both symetrically.
The vice trick works fine for a DA, but I would not use that as option #1 on a 1/4" thick tang such as probably exists on that big'un.
As mentioned above, you can sand an angle into the inside of one of your scales to get it to sit evenly. Much less intrusive than extra spacers, as you have said are a bit ungainly.
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09-18-2009, 04:27 PM #7< Banned Scammer >
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Sorry to hear this dunn
I hope that you can fix the tang, as I know how much you like that blade... Unfortuneately, I dont have much advice to offer...
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09-21-2009, 05:32 AM #8Senior Member
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thanks chaps - its a thick tang, so im going to mess with the scales, rather than with the actual blade. The angle of the tang is causing the problem I think, its not completely flat on one side, but its close.
Ill probably put an extra pin on either side and plane out the scales a little.
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09-21-2009, 01:42 PM #9Senior Member
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If you have some micorasteners or other little nuts and bolts it makes
adjusting the centerig a lot easier. Put the razor together with the
temporary fasteners and use an emory board or small file to remove the
wood. In my experiance it takes less sanding than I think it will to
make a change in the centering of the blade. According to my quick and
dirty calculations a .005" (thickness of nice copy paper) change by the
tang will make a .015" or 1/64" at the end of the blade.
Charlie
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