Dinged my FFBM. I'm an idiot. :)

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Today I stripped my Crash Rat and worked on convexing both the rat and my FFBM. I'm sitting on my couch, and I place the FFBM on the arm for a second to go grab some 1500 grit sandpaper.

I must have clipped the handle because the FFBM fell off the couch and landed edge first on my Crash Rat.

Put a small dent in the edge, nothing horrific and nothing I'm too worried about because it's a user anyway, but what would be the best way to flatten that ding out?
 
I guess that's just what happens when one steel hits a harder steel. I'm just mad at myself for the carelessness.
 
I am sure it is nothing that a good steeling and sharpening can't fix.
 
I have a few small ones on my FFBM from use. Probably small rocks and such embeddded into the wood/stumps. Since it is a user Id just steel it a bit and over time it will sharpen out.
 
I was chopping some brick with my fatty (Awesome!) and i got a few small dings on it.
make sure you use sharpening steel before you use a stone.
they are much smaller now and you dont notice them unless you really look.

the thing to remember is, The FFBM is a big, fat, chopper. a ding or two is not going to hurt performance or blade integrity, if this was on a wee small knife it would be different, but i almost feel a big blade like this deserves some good nicks ;):thumbup:
 
jma10780 said:
Today I stripped my Crash Rat and worked on convexing both the rat and my FFBM. I'm sitting on my couch, and I place the FFBM on the arm for a second to go grab some 1500 grit sandpaper.

I must have clipped the handle because the FFBM fell off the couch and landed edge first on my Crash Rat.

Put a small dent in the edge, nothing horrific and nothing I'm too worried about because it's a user anyway, but what would be the best way to flatten that ding out?
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Sound like a few strokes with the DICK Polish is what you need.:thumbup:

http://www.dick.de/en/315.php?warengruppe=326&sprache=EN&hauptgruppe=34
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A good smooth steel will take it out(like the Dick Polish model these guys are speaking of)with little work. DONT sharpen it until after. Youll remove alot of steel if you dont straighten it first.
 
I dropped my GW on the floor the other day. Nicked the floor pretty badly, but the GW looks okay. :D
 
INFI actually is more ressistent to deformation than sr77, (from what I've seen, i have no personnal experience with INFI, unfortunetly) I personally leave these things ona user, I just let it get sharpened out from sharpening after each use.

That might save you some time sharpening so you can spend more time choping!
:D
 
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