Thread: N Mills Warranted.

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........

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.

Originally Posted by maddafinga

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

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.