Best way to round off G-10

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How do you round off G-10 corners? Do you use a file and if so how hard do you have to do it? Is there any problem I should know about before i wreck my knife?


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David Gardner
Vineland NJ

"If you fake the Funk, your nose will grow."
-W. Bootsy Collins


 
You really do not need a file. Just wrap some 80 grit sandpaper around a piece of flat wood. Finish up with 220 or 320 grit. Put a little oil on the handle to make it all the same color.

USE A RESPARATOR, or a least one of those paper masks.


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A.T.
http://www.customknives.com
 
first, USE A RESPIRATOR!!!
i use a file to get rid of the edges created by the bevels that most makers put on. i then use varying grits of sand paper and just sand with the tip of my finger. wash out the knife when you're done to avoid getting particles into the action.
 
Another good way to turn a beveled edge into a nicely radiused one is to buy some "shop rolls" of andpaper or cut a sheet into strips. Then you clamp down the knife and wrap the strip over the bevelled edge while holding both ends, moving it back and forth in a "shoeshine" motion. Care must be taken not to abrade the flats, but the result is a fast and even rounded edge.

-Drew
 
If it's just a light "dehorning" job a dremel is WAY overkill. It'll throw that dust to hell and gone and eat through the material so fast you'll be shocked.

I went slow with a fine file on my Sifu and got excellent results. Didn't bother with a mask because the dust wasn't being "flung around" at all.

A Dremel should be used only for major reshaping and then carefully, at least in G10's case.

Jim
 
I agree with Jim!! Speedy little tools not only do the job faster, they can get you in deep trouble alot faster too!!Of course if you have a variable spped dremel..........Take care! Michael

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"Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!"
 
I agree with Jim!! Speedy little tools not only do the job faster, they can get you in deep trouble alot faster too!!Of course if you have a variable speed dremel..........Take care! Michael

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"Always think of your fellow knife makers as partners in the search for the perfect blade, not as people trying to compete with you and your work!"
 
I must agree with Leroy - Wear a respirator, filter, or something good enough to keep the dust from stuff out of your lungs. Important!

sal
 
If it's a minor job just use wet/dry sandpaper and do it the sink under slow running water. There's no chance of any dust getting around and nothing to clean afterwards.
 
Dremmel?

Uh - Not for me... I used a Dremmel on my Mini AFCK. Oops...
While I liked the improved feel - The looks needed a lot of work. Had to send it to Corduroy for some cosmetic work...
Hope to get it back soon.

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I mean, if I went around saying I was an Emperor because some
moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, people would put me away!

 
I use a Dremmel, but be careful. You can always take off a little more, but you can't put it back when its gone.
 
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