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Nasty

Nasty

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You remember my new Bura sword?

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I just came back from the garage, prepared to do battle with the rust you see in the second picture. Well, it turned out not to be rust, but scale from the forging operation! :footinmou

It looks like whoever was responsible for the finishing operation took a nap as soon as Bura moved on to his next project. I can finish it with no problem since I have a Delta grinder and a buffer setup...but boy, if someone bought it thinking they could fix it with naval jelly....whew! :eek:

I got it so far and needed to quit for the night with the fullers still to do, so slapped a quick edge on it...WOW! This thing took a *super* edge! From the way it came up so evenly, the edge is nearly perfectly hardened...no soft spots at all. I did the paper cut and it didn't even blink...Dan, I wish you had left some hemp rope behind to test it on! :)

Once I finish it, this is gonna be one mean mofo!!! :D
 
you lucky bastard.

I would have remounted that thing in a katana handle and guard so fast it would have made your head spin, but I bet it cuts well no matter what.

welcome to the "one of a kind" club.

(secret ninja bear handshake)
 
Nasty - you can get that scale off the easy way or the hard way......;)


hard way - grinder

easy way - vinegar soak. You can also buy a scotchbrite belt for you 1x42 (fine grit) and it'll come off in 5 minutes. Try the same thing with scotchbrite pads - pop in a good movie, though...takes a while.



the biggest problem with the grinder is that you'll leave deep cut marks that you'll never get back out.


Good luck with it, Bro!
 
I mean, I can't just post my acronym, because it's less than 10 characters..."Don't Feed..."
 
Gotcha Spec...

Dan - Won't vinegar soak also etch??? Not sure I want that effect. I was planning on using Scotchbrite for the fullers...might even choose to do a satin overall. I try to not make these decisions late at night! ;-)
 
That's great, Nasty. I seem to recall some very small bits of scale on a couple of khuks.


munk
 
the vinegar will do a light etch, but it's a lot easier to take that etch off without leaving deep scratches than it is to try to remove the scale with grinder. cuz while scale comes off, it tends to be hard, and need a good course belt(or tons of time with finer belt) to do it. THe etch can be removed with very fine belt, or even buffing/polishing, depending on how deep it is.
 
Uwinv I've never tried the vinegar on the scale before but the guys are steering you right. It's not hard to remove the vinegar etch and besides it will show you where the hardening line is.:D
 
Nasty said:
Once I finish it, this is gonna be one mean mofo!!! :D
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At 18 ounces, it will move like greased lightning... :eek: I see a lot of cutting practice on 1" hemp, pool noodles and branches. I hope Bura makes more in the future; should be a popular item.
 
Do ya want yer money back for that horribly deformed slab 'o metal purporting to be a sword? I could arrange a paypal transfer to help out a bud. Be sure to note my shipping addy.









:D
 
Dan, have you talked to UB about more of these? Bura could be backlogged for a month with orders for this model. I'm in if there are more.
 
Lotta Dans here, John. :rolleyes: If you're addressing me, I agree that there will be a lot of interest, and I'm personally interesting in getting one! :)
 
The Okies are correct. :D


:footinmou




Vinegar is great because it's cheap and easy. Soak it overnight (oops should've mentioned this last night) and scale comes right off. Those who don't have the time/patience usually use an angle grinder. But I don't mind the wait. Since you probably don't have a 4 foot long jar to hold your sword, you can soak paper-towels in vinegar and apply it like a wet-dressing. Check on it everyonce in a while and keep it wet. You could also slap a cap on a 4 foot long piece of PVC pipe and soak it that way - would work for your tarwar too (if you wanted to show the temper line). My advice is to use the paper-towels, though.

Comes off with a good buffing. If you want to keep the temper line, do hand-sanding instead of buffing, starting at 600 grit.

But if it were me, and if I wanted a temper line, this is how I'd do it:

1 - soak in vinegar overnight
2 - clean up on scotchbrite belt (fine grit)
3 - hand-sand a bright satin finish up to 800 (maybe 1200 if it's a long movie...:D)
4 - quick soak in vinegar again to bring out temper line.
5 - quick rinse with acetone to make it "pop"


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Dan, that's the kind of blade-savvy info I joined the forum to learn. Hope you don't mind others taking note. Thanks.
 
Mind it?

Nope....I expect it. :p


:footinmou


Hope notebooks are flying....:D


on a related note....today is the first day of School in AR. It's like a madhouse out there...! :eek:

Advised my wife to NOT do her regular shopping trip last night.....yikes!! :eek:
 
Just wanted to bring this thread back tot he top for people to see. Last night Nasty was over and I got to handle this sword. It is Awesome! I have pics and will post them when I can.

Heber
 
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