So I got back from the antique store today with a nice rusty dubl duck special no. 1 hot to get restoring. I'd been surfing the forums for a few weeks and read the hand sanding wiki so I thought I'd give it a shot.
Well after less than 20 minutes of hand sanding with 3M 100 grit Alum. Ox. the blade broke of from the spine.
Is there an explanation besides my monkey fisting? Please say it was just a lost cause.