Brothers of the blade,
I've got a big bowie knife in aus 6 steel that I want to mirror polish. I don't have a shop or tools, so this would have to be done by hand with sandpaper. I'm good with my hands and don't mind it taking a long time, but this is a knife I really like and I've never mirror polished anything before. Is something that can be done fairly easily? Is there a big chance I could screw up my blade? Any tips to not screw it up?
I have pretty much every grit of sandpaper from 400 to 3000, and I've watched a bunch of youtube videos about it. The knife has a large blade of 10 inches, so it may take some time. Is is likely I'd ruin my blade trying this, or is the process pretty forgiving for a beginner?
I've got a big bowie knife in aus 6 steel that I want to mirror polish. I don't have a shop or tools, so this would have to be done by hand with sandpaper. I'm good with my hands and don't mind it taking a long time, but this is a knife I really like and I've never mirror polished anything before. Is something that can be done fairly easily? Is there a big chance I could screw up my blade? Any tips to not screw it up?
I have pretty much every grit of sandpaper from 400 to 3000, and I've watched a bunch of youtube videos about it. The knife has a large blade of 10 inches, so it may take some time. Is is likely I'd ruin my blade trying this, or is the process pretty forgiving for a beginner?