fuller/blood groove

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Hagar

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what is the easiest way to do these without using a milling machine?

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There is no such thing as "good enough", either your work is good or it is not. How is your work?
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Some people won't like this answer, but the easiest way to put a fuller into a blade is to forge it in with a top and bottom combined fuller tool. The japanese chiseled theirs in after heat treat, though, so that's a proven option. Dremel works too, from what I hear, but you have to have a very steady hand or some jigs in place. Rotary tools try hard to ride out of their groove.

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Oz

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Don Fogg has an interesting take, on his site he uses a scraper made from an old carbide insert and some scrap steel. I did one once with a little stone mounted in a variable speed black and decker.

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Sola Fide
 
probably the best way....but you gotta have the tool...is with a stone shaped in a radius on a tool and cutter grinder or surface grinder....by hand it is not nearly as precise and takes a LOT longer.

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Thanks for the tips. Like I expected there is no easy way to do it.
So far the fuller is "optional" but I will need to pratice, just in case.

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There is no such thing as "good enough", either your work is good or it is not. How is your work?
SGT BLADES www.therockies.com/hagar/
 
I use my surface grinder with a 1/4 thick radius stone and grind them in after heat treat, just like Tom said. Takes some setup time but way better than using a dremel, at least in my shop.

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