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After putting on a somewhat hurried convexed edge and starting to round the angled spine and an initial testing when I first received the 17" Foxy Folly Prototype I finally decided today to start working on it again.
The Chandan handle had a very small super glue crack that ran from the bolster to within about 3/4" of the butt cap and I wanted to make sure it wasn't going to expand anymore before I glued it up.
It has remained pretty much the same, maybe even shrunk a little, so I now know that it is stable and not going anywhere.
I had a little bit of the liquid Bondini Super Glue left and put it too good use.
I poured a thin stream of it along the top of the crack and then using a very pointed toothpick I carefully pushed the Bondini into the small crack and kept working with it until it dried.
I then scraped the excess Bondini off using my super, super, sharp Queen Trapper with the D2 blades that I love, scraped it nice and smooth.
A gentle sanding with a bit of 400 grit wet or dry and rubbing with a bit of somewhat concentrated Ballistol I keep in a little bowl and now the crack is absolutely invisible!!!!
Where I scraped and sanded the Chandan it is a much brighter and redder color than it was with a nice matte finish like I prefer.
I'll take a pic before I go any further and will try to keep a running photo record of what I'm doing with it so y'all can see it when I'm finished.
:thumbup:
The next step will be to trim/file/sand the handle down just a tad to make it fit me just a little better, it's not bad right now, and to get rid of that finish the kamis put on.
With all that old finish removed that Chandan *is* going to be beautiful!!!!
I need to finish rounding the spine and clean up the edge a little and then give the steel furniture and blade a good rubbing with a Scotch Brite pad.
Finishing up the spine and edge will remove a tad more weight from it, maybe an ounce or two, which will be nice.
Then an etch and a nice bluing on all the furniture and the blade.
The scabbard will be next and I'm contemplating putting buckskin or elkskin on it instead of just plain leather but I'm not sure yet.
Elkskin would hold up the best but I don't know if I have enough but I've got a lot of time until I get to that point, the Gods willing.
Hopefully I will keep feeling well enough to work steadily on it until I get it finished, as has been said, "Hope is always up."
Going to have to go back and see if I can find what Satori uses for that rust remover etch and the method he uses as I kind of like the finish it leaves.:thumbup:
The Chandan handle had a very small super glue crack that ran from the bolster to within about 3/4" of the butt cap and I wanted to make sure it wasn't going to expand anymore before I glued it up.
It has remained pretty much the same, maybe even shrunk a little, so I now know that it is stable and not going anywhere.
I had a little bit of the liquid Bondini Super Glue left and put it too good use.
I poured a thin stream of it along the top of the crack and then using a very pointed toothpick I carefully pushed the Bondini into the small crack and kept working with it until it dried.
I then scraped the excess Bondini off using my super, super, sharp Queen Trapper with the D2 blades that I love, scraped it nice and smooth.
A gentle sanding with a bit of 400 grit wet or dry and rubbing with a bit of somewhat concentrated Ballistol I keep in a little bowl and now the crack is absolutely invisible!!!!
Where I scraped and sanded the Chandan it is a much brighter and redder color than it was with a nice matte finish like I prefer.
I'll take a pic before I go any further and will try to keep a running photo record of what I'm doing with it so y'all can see it when I'm finished.
:thumbup: The next step will be to trim/file/sand the handle down just a tad to make it fit me just a little better, it's not bad right now, and to get rid of that finish the kamis put on.
With all that old finish removed that Chandan *is* going to be beautiful!!!!
I need to finish rounding the spine and clean up the edge a little and then give the steel furniture and blade a good rubbing with a Scotch Brite pad.
Finishing up the spine and edge will remove a tad more weight from it, maybe an ounce or two, which will be nice.
Then an etch and a nice bluing on all the furniture and the blade.
The scabbard will be next and I'm contemplating putting buckskin or elkskin on it instead of just plain leather but I'm not sure yet.
Elkskin would hold up the best but I don't know if I have enough but I've got a lot of time until I get to that point, the Gods willing.
Hopefully I will keep feeling well enough to work steadily on it until I get it finished, as has been said, "Hope is always up."
Going to have to go back and see if I can find what Satori uses for that rust remover etch and the method he uses as I kind of like the finish it leaves.:thumbup:
