How about some pictures?

[Tom Lewis]

Recently, there have been posts about peening pins, etching damascus, etc. Lots of advice is given, but how about some pictures to go along with the advice. Pictures would show how the method actually worked. Pictures would separate those who's methods actually work from those who just like to give advice.
This is not meant as a criticism of anyone but maybe a way to improve Blade Forums.

 

[JZknives]

here is a picture of what an angle grinder matched with a special harbor freight pack of metal buffing wheels will do

here are the harbor freight buffing wheels
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-4-inch-polishing-wheel-set-65287.html

The lower grits degrade FAST though

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

JZ, I wish you had email or PM enabled so I could send you a note off the forum.

There are a lot of issues with that blade. If you want to discuss it, send me an email, and we can talk about it privately.

Others may be less discrete.

 

[synthesist]

He was making a joke........................... a bad one. Not laughing.

I think 4.5" angle grinders are the zip guns of the knifemaking world, as likely to blow up in your face as not.

I hope so anyway.

Syn

 

[JZknives]

JZ, I wish you had email or PM enabled so I could send you a note off the forum.

There are a lot of issues with that blade. If you want to discuss it, send me an email, and we can talk about it privately.

Others may be less discrete.

I dont know how to access the PM settings but i made it so you can send email

 

[JZknives]

He was making a joke........................... a bad one. Not laughing.

I think 4.5" angle grinders are the zip guns of the knifemaking world, as likely to blow up in your face as not.

I hope so anyway.

Syn

Im not making a joke at all. I used a harbor freight angle grinder and went down the grits to get that mirror finish.

Had the blade double clamped to my anvil so it would not spin and the edges could not be caught on the corners.

It was a pain in the butt but i saved alot of money doing it , I trust a angle grinder with soft squishy disks more than i do a buffer that will chuck a knife through my heart..

 

[thegeek574]

I am not going to critique the blade, because you didn't ask for it. However, my personal opinion is that the angle grinder does few things well. What it does well for the most part: Be cheap, be fast, and be good at cutting straight lines and somewhat inaccurately grinding steel off quick. Other than that, there is always a better option. As far as it being safer than a buffer, that is about the funniest and most saddening thing I have heard this week.

 

[Stacy E. Apelt - Bladesmith]

JZ, I won't critique the blade here, as well, but your advice on using an angle grinder comes from an inexperienced maker ( you) with no knowledge of the subject. I think I will lock this thread and just state that the angle grinder advice is not necessarily good advice. Folks interested in the subject should read the current angle grinder thread.

Tom, I think your point about who should and shouldn't post advice is well taken...thanks for posting this thread.