Quote Originally Posted by bulldog View Post
As the title implies I'm hand sanding a blade. I was just wondering what grit progression I should use seeing as how I started at 220. Any insight would be appreciated.
David
TheBaron posted some good links.

I am curious how bad the blade is and what the
goal is. My general thought is to use a couple
passes of the finest grit you have to get some
visibility into the damage.

I am a minimalist....
If you start with 220 you are starting with 220 grit
scratches that you have to work out. If you start
with 8K or finer wet/dry emery and can see that
you are making progress no need to jump back to
a coarser grit.

One possible goal is to polish down and into the pits
with a cotton tip and CrOx so it is easy to clean the blade
and the original etching is still visible and sharp and
the bulk of the blade is bright.

Another goal is to grind the heck out of it and turn it
all into a mirror finish.

Like honing use a marker on the surface to make it
easy to see the progress and process.