It's only 4:30 and I already have chemical burns...

Looks good enough for me to beat the snot out of... I really need to get a good belt sander.
 
resinguy said:
230, did your blade have a line of INFI pits on the flat just below the spine?

here was mine after some work.

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btw, what grit belts were you using?
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There were a couple, but it wasn't a solid line like that, and it was NOTHING like the FFBM. Is the BWM convex ground like the NMFBM? It took me a minute to realize I was looking at a BWM and not an NMFBM.

I started with a new 220 grit belt and worked my way up to 15 micron. The edge was a 320 grit to .5 micron compound/ leather belt then hand stropped with pink compound.
 
Alright, i'm finished, I just need to hand sand down the spine/talon hole/butt and a little bit after the handle that I missed with my sander and clean up a couple low grit scratches above the edge. This is the sharpest I have ever gotten a knife, free hanging hairs are fuzz sticks and it glides through phonebook paper like nothing.

Should I go further or just be happy with it the way it is?

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It looks really good. :thumbup::cool:

I don't know why I thought you were doing a BWM. :o :rolleyes:

I did my NMFBM, as well, but never got around to putting up a thread. Yours looks much better than mine. Maybe I should have another go at it come spring.

You can make fuzz stick from hair? :eek: :thumbup:
 
That looks great 230. Great idea finishing it up by hand! You will have your LE in no time!
 
230grains said:
Alright, i'm finished, I just need to hand sand down the spine/talon hole/butt and a little bit after the handle that I missed with my sander and clean up a couple low grit scratches above the edge. This is the sharpest I have ever gotten a knife, free hanging hairs are fuzz sticks and it glides through phonebook paper like nothing.

Should I go further or just be happy with it the way it is?

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Photos and a Video or it didn't happen. LOL :D
 
Ankerson said:
I was kidding. ROFL :D

But it would be nice to see. :)
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I'll get some later when I'm a little more motivated, but my ASH could make hair fuzzies after being power stropped with some .5 compound. I got a pic of that atleast

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That was SHARP.

Now I started finishing my knives with pink compound after the green and then bare leather by hand, it's gotten into crazy territory.

As for the newspaper/phonebook, that's not too hard, I can usually get that right off the 15 micron belt.

I will say, the first time I use the knife against wood, it won't be splitting hair, but it'll still shave arm hair and paper. The pink compound is useless for everything but my ego.
 
230grains said:
I'll get some later when I'm a little more motivated, but my ASH could make hair fuzzies after being power stropped with some .5 compound. I got a pic of that atleast

hairsplit.jpg


That was SHARP.

Now I started finishing my knives with pink compound after the green and then bare leather by hand, it's gotten into crazy territory.

As for the newspaper/phonebook, that's not too hard, I can usually get that right off the 15 micron belt.

I will say, the first time I use the knife against wood, it won't be splitting hair, but it'll still shave arm hair and paper. The pink compound is useless for everything but my ego.
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Hair fuzzies are cool. :thumbup:

The biggest thing with newspaper etc is that is has to be very sharp with no Burrs or it will catch and tear.
 
Yeah, a bur will catch pretty bad when going against thin paper.

I remember thinking I was awesome when I was 16 and had a lansky system and I got it to shave paper.
 
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