Half naked Mistress

resinguy

resinguy

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Now that the Master, Horn Dog, has finished his BWM, I can post pics of my meager efforts.

When I started back on Saturday, it was sunny and 38F. Since then, Winter has finally started and we got over 6” of snow, so this project is only half done and I decided to post the WIP.

So I got my new BWM, love the skinny INFI, blah, blah, blah and all that.

We all know that a nekkid Mistress is the best kind. Let’s strip her!

Before, with clothes on.

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Here is the stuff I use. Cheap poly paint brush, scraper, stainless scrub brush, plastic paint tray, standard paint stripper.

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Just slather the stuff on. In my experience, stripper does not harm micarta or G10, so you can just slop it on everywhere. This time I simply chose to leave the tang coated.

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After the first 10 minutes and a scraping

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Another coating, another 10 minutes, scrape it down, and finish with the brush. Then rinse it all off down the driveway with the garden hose.

The usual fugly INFI, gray color, pits, and all. At least three of us have noted this line of pits just below the spine. One guy got lucky, didn’t see this.

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Turns out there is a swedge the full length of the spine.

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Cheap but serviceable Harbor Freight belt grinder. All I have is worn 80x belts to start. Have some more on the way, including 40x for the rough work. Btw, I think Lee Valley still has a free shipping offer going.

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So here is the first side after some work

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The other side has some really nasty pits that will never come out

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So after two hours total, I was getting cold, managed to get this far on the first side.

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And that’s all for now. Still need to grind some more, convex the edge, and complete the other side. That will have to wait until the next thaw.
 
dude, looks good, a lot of work, but the rewards are high, keep up the good work, have a cool, safe and prosperous 2010
 
Look'in Good so far,:thumbup: looks like the same Infi dimples Hd's got on his blade. Just alittle more work, kinda gives it that old time look. I like it. Hows it handel you know the weight distribution?
 
I use to want to strip all my Busse's, now I just use them and get on with it...

you've confirmed what I went through - too much bloody work !!
 
Every time I convex a coated blade, I end up stripping it later, and then it's sharp! Maybe I'll be smart enough to strip my BWM first!!
 
d762nato said:
Hows it handel you know the weight distribution?
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I actually have not even used it. A few chops in a frozen log was all I did. There is nothing left in my yard to chop, have to go to the woods to give it a proper workout.

If you mean, did I change the weight distribution by what was ground off, no, I'm sure that not that much metal has been removed.
 
No I meant how's the balance, is it blade forward, neutral, or butt heavy?;) How does she compare to the rest of the mistresses.
Do you like it better than the rest of them.
 
resinguy, I look forward to seeing your impressions on this one.
 
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