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[mhawg]

You've got to remember that the LEs are full height convex ground and simply orgasmic on a full swing into green wood. Aaaaahhhh...

 

[richstag]

I thought a CG would be full convex with minimal work on a belt sander. Are you saying that I am confused? It is very possible and likely BTW

 

[mhawg]

I'm just saying it would be easier to get it convex in the beginning. Wearing a CG down to full convex would give you a lighter, thinner blade if that is what you are after.

 

[richstag]

That actually is what I am after:thumbup:

It will also help to keep my beast of a blade LE pristine. I reprofiled my FBMLE and it is far superior to original...far superior. With the LE there is no room for improvement...therefore...anything that I do, in my mind, will be a move backwards.

 

[Lil' Foo]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the CGs are full convex also.

Just don't have that zero edge that the LEs have...

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[richstag]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the CGs are full convex also.

Just don't have that zero edge that the LEs have...

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That is what I was thinking. Thanks again

 

[mhawg]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the CGs are full convex also.

Just don't have that zero edge that the LEs have...

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OK, ya got me on that one. I was looking at the stripped FFBM shown previously.

 

[richstag]

Either way, when I put a nice convex edge on my FBMLE the only difference I noticed was an extreme increase in performance :thumbup: I did not notice any consequential difference in weight or balance

 

[Lil' Foo]

OK, ya got me on that one. I was looking at the stripped FFBM shown previously.

Didn't mean to confuse ya...

I was trying to show off a stripper.

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[richstag]

Show off you did! It makes me want to pick up a CG FBM also:barf:

 

[Bigfattyt]

if you find one you have the kaching, buy one and beat it. Lots of people use Le's. Why not. Who cares if it is rare, just use it.

 

[Stump Buster]

Posted these before, but this is what the BLK/BLK NMFBM looks like stripped...

...It IS the PERFECT USER!!!!!

Hope ya find one and use the heck out of it.:thumbup: Mines headin' to the forest this weekend!!!

 

[UDDwaine]

Here you go!!!

This one looks AWESOME...

 

[PeterPHWS]

I found some pic's of when I stripped my NMFBM....here is what to expect....

I had dimples on one side and some grind marks on the other...no two are the same though...you can get smoother finishes than I found...it's just pot luck...

Took mine to the belt sander and by the time I had removed the grind lines using a slack belt method and a magic marker on the blade to determine consistant stock removal....the edge was a full convex one and truly awesome.

Take a hint tho from having then taken it to be bead blasted....use that edge up for at least a good week's worth of use take get the best out of it...the bead blasting blunts the edge considerably and it takes a little while to strop it back using a leather paddle and compound...you cannot use a full contact slack belt for a quicker restoration of the edge as this simply would remove the bead blasting....you could tho use the sander to give the full convex edge a slight secondary bevel...however I preferred to keep the full convex grind and brought the edge back using a leather strop...however once it is restored you have a great looking knife at a lot cheaper price than the BBDC factory prices being offered on the exchange...

After some hard use....and a few more stroppings....

It becomes your "favourite user"

 

[richstag]

They look awesome!

 

[DowntownDM]

this one is my favorite (sweet score knife hunter):

 

[richstag]

Mine too Downtown. That is what I am getting next.