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Lets see
This is just what I would do.. There are many ways to skin this cat.
Assemble the knife with the backspine and the handles.
Make sure everthing is lines up.
On the belt sander you will need to sand the outside to match the frame first . Be careful
just match it (no more)a 120 belt will do this. Then move to a 320 or so and take the 120 marks out of the frame outside.
Next the bolsters are already curved for you.
Take the pivot screw out and remove the oring.
Reassemble it without the oring. I hang on to the blade as a way to sand the outside of the knife! Tape it up with masking tape so you dont get cut.
Next take your 120 belt and start gently rounding the handles to match the bolster curve. If your machine has way to loosen the belt tension, do this. This is called slack belt grinding. The belt will comform to the rounded shape this way. Shape the handles slowly to match the bolster. G10 sands very easy so be careful. I most often sand a small chamfer around the handle after I get it the same side to side. Then move to a 320 to get the deep lines out. Next I hand sand the radius's on the edges then satin the od of the frame with a scotch brite belt. Then hand sand from there to a 400-600 grit finish on the od and the face of the knife .
There are many ways of doing this process. This is just basic and easy to understand.
Stroke the 400- 600 grit all in one direction to get a nice finish. Move the paper often on the block. It will load up and not cut otherwise. Us a wood block with leather glued to it to wrap the paper on for this process.
Rounding the handles can be done on a disk grinder also if you want. It is tricky until you get the hang of it!
The bolster and frame then can be satin finished or mirror polished to your liking.
The finish is really nice after sanding these.
Hope this helps!
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[This message has been edited by Darrel Ralph (edited 02-06-2001).]
[This message has been edited by Darrel Ralph (edited 02-06-2001).]
