The blade was very easy to file, with a good file. It would be easy to even sharpen with a file as a last resort. It is still thick and when I got it 10 years ago it was fairly cheap, so is the sheath which is another thing I never cared for, am definitly moving the strap over to make it a better fit so the blade does not slide all over.
The Companion would be a far better buy for the money, however if you find one used and take soem time, this blade can be made servicable. In my opinion it was not before at least.
No, I did not use a vise, yes it would have been better to do so , but I wanted to see what someone with hardly any tools or means could do with it. Instead, for safety sake I filed down the edge that existed, and put rubber cemented a piece of car door edge molding along the edge.
And I used my wifes new Dirt Devil vacuum with attached tools to suck up the filings, which almost cost me dearly
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The Companion would be a far better buy for the money, however if you find one used and take soem time, this blade can be made servicable. In my opinion it was not before at least.
No, I did not use a vise, yes it would have been better to do so , but I wanted to see what someone with hardly any tools or means could do with it. Instead, for safety sake I filed down the edge that existed, and put rubber cemented a piece of car door edge molding along the edge.
And I used my wifes new Dirt Devil vacuum with attached tools to suck up the filings, which almost cost me dearly