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Help fixing scratch\gouge
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steierknives
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A lot depends on what the surrounding finish is.(Mirror polish or Satin etc,)
You will have to go below the scratch to make it look right. I just finished a similiar problem for a friend. I started out with a 600 grit mold stone. They can be had a die supply store. Use this to take the scratch all the way out.
Follow this up with a 1000 grit sandpaper, then 1500. Sand in different directions every time you change grits this will show if you have got all the scratches from the previous grit. Finish by sanding in the same direction that the original finish was. From here you can buff if necessary. White rouge followed by pink no scratch will get you close to a mirror. When using the sandpaper back it up with something. If I am sanding a flat surface I use a flat piece to back. If sanding in a radius such as a hollow grind I sand with a wooden dowel as a backing. This is about all I can pass along.
You will have to go below the scratch to make it look right. I just finished a similiar problem for a friend. I started out with a 600 grit mold stone. They can be had a die supply store. Use this to take the scratch all the way out.
Follow this up with a 1000 grit sandpaper, then 1500. Sand in different directions every time you change grits this will show if you have got all the scratches from the previous grit. Finish by sanding in the same direction that the original finish was. From here you can buff if necessary. White rouge followed by pink no scratch will get you close to a mirror. When using the sandpaper back it up with something. If I am sanding a flat surface I use a flat piece to back. If sanding in a radius such as a hollow grind I sand with a wooden dowel as a backing. This is about all I can pass along.
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I'm sorry I took it for granted that you were a knife maker. my Bad 
if you made the Knife back up in your process and start at that point to repair it.
if you are not a knife maker and don't feel comfortable messing with it yourself , get a maker or the maker of the knife to do it for you.
but to answer your question again
then back off to 600 grit or so depending on the looks I want. JMHO
if you made the Knife back up in your process and start at that point to repair it.
if you are not a knife maker and don't feel comfortable messing with it yourself , get a maker or the maker of the knife to do it for you.
but to answer your question again
even a satin finish should be backed up with a mirror polish to make sure all scratches were out of the finish. if hand rubbed I'll go progressively to at least 1000 grit then rouge it
then back off to 600 grit or so depending on the looks I want. JMHO