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    Well as it turns out I had to sand and hone and sand and hone about 4 times to get it this close. It was the thickness of the blade near the bevel and not the spine. I got a 180grit flap wheel and taped off all but the thick part near the top of the bevel. Sand a little with the flap wheel, sand a lot by hand and then give it a few laps on the 1000k to see what the bevel looked like. I could still see thick parts which made the bevel look wavy and tall in spots at the top so went over it again. As I said I had to do that about 4 times to get it this close. I went at it a couple of more times by hand and I think I have got it very close. I am afraid of going to far and chasing it back and forth so this is it. Now I am trying to decide if I want to mirror it out or put a more dull or satin finish on it before I give it a final hone and test. Then the scales........

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    Don't get discouraged man. Also don't be afraid to set it aside for a while either. Sometimes you just need a break before you can make the progress you want.
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    Quote Originally Posted by maddafinga View Post
    Don't get discouraged man. Also don't be afraid to set it aside for a while either. Sometimes you just need a break before you can make the progress you want.
    i agree one of my DD DWARF's took me a bunch of attempts just to get a bevel set on the thing , then i couldnt get it ready to shave , left it alone for along time ( started to hone better ) then picked it back up honed it up again and its a good shaver now .. but man some of the frustration can drive you nutsssss ..lol..

    it looks like you got it cleaned up pretty good though

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    Oh it's been sitting but that's so I can cool down and go at it with a slower pace. All the honing was to see where the top of the bevel was at. It's impossible to see without some sort of shine against it. I took a lot more of the old wedge out at the spine too. You can see it under the tape real well but it's gone now too. I am just at the point where I am afraid of going to far. If I sand that blade to thin at the bevel it will show up the same as if it's thick. Would be easier with a large wide grinding wheel but that is a few more bucks down the road. I honed it with 2 layers of tape so far but will use just 1 when I go for the final bevel. I do know the hone frustration though. I sat down to hone 8 and got 4 right LOL. Then I am not real crazy happy about using them as they are smaller blades. Thanks for the encouragement, I will keep at it. I got 2 maybe 3 more of these old guys to fix up and some scales to make. The whole learning process is necessary as I want to make my own from scratch someday soon. Already gathering parts for a knife forge and oven build and thinking about grinding.
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