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Part of this was done to see if I could do it again, then a whole new set of problems emerged - my right thumb now has a hole ground into it as a result of holding the points of these against the wheel as I was finishing the blades. As the judge in Florida said, this was a lot like being nibbled to death by ducks. Still hurts...
The top knife is the original, number 2 was a repeat, number 3 was a variant ordered by a customer, as was number 4, which has a Persian flair and will have its handle wrapped by the customer. In fact all will have wrapped handles when done.
Number 4 has the further feature of having the plunge shaped into the appearance of a guard. That turned into quite a challenge.
The biggest challenge in all these, however, turned out to be sharpening. As the sharpening bevel approaches the point, it becomes wider than the grind itself. And since this is all sharpened on a slack belt to produce a convex edge, the point ends up being shaped into a cone. The sharpening angle had to transition from 20-25 degrees at the rear to 45 degrees at the point, and all 4 grinds had to come together symmetrically. This was like trimming 4 sideburns and getting them all right and even the first time.
There won't be any more of these for quite awhile - well after the healing.
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Jerry Hossom
www.hossom.com
The top knife is the original, number 2 was a repeat, number 3 was a variant ordered by a customer, as was number 4, which has a Persian flair and will have its handle wrapped by the customer. In fact all will have wrapped handles when done.
Number 4 has the further feature of having the plunge shaped into the appearance of a guard. That turned into quite a challenge.
The biggest challenge in all these, however, turned out to be sharpening. As the sharpening bevel approaches the point, it becomes wider than the grind itself. And since this is all sharpened on a slack belt to produce a convex edge, the point ends up being shaped into a cone. The sharpening angle had to transition from 20-25 degrees at the rear to 45 degrees at the point, and all 4 grinds had to come together symmetrically. This was like trimming 4 sideburns and getting them all right and even the first time.
There won't be any more of these for quite awhile - well after the healing.
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Jerry Hossom
www.hossom.com
