Hey josh that sounds like pretty detailed info to me.
The thing that worried me about the recent link to hybrid polishing was the fact that you had to heat up the blade, should I be able to hold it when it is hot, obviously I would not cause of the oil in my fingers but any hotter than that and I would be too afraid of ruining the temper.
Update on the knife.
It is damn slow work, but I am almost finished the 800 grit polish going from the spine to edge direction, It is almost perfect apart from the last 2 inches or so of the blade,
The lines at this point get a mittle messy cause of the shape being hard to turn.
I am using the mouse pad technique with a clamp holding the pad and paper on topand using only back strokes.
This is all only on the left side, I will be starting the right side in parallel strokes when I can get more paper.
I am not going to go above 1000 on the left side though until both sides match in finish, then work my 1200, 1500 and 2000 polishing alternatively until finished.
Then I will probably stand in awe for several hours.
Then the rouge gets applied by hand and buffed of with a lint free cloth, probably only a few hundred applications of this though.
I am not sure at which point I should polish the flat side of the blade but I do want to polish it all fresh, at least that way I can be almost guaranteed to get the same finish all over wether it be better or worse than the original finish I do not know, I hope it will be better though.
I have discovered when you go slow enough you can get the same angle on every stroke and it makes such a big difference.
Just sort a check list of feelings in your head and check them of one at a time and then pull back.
It is very slow work indeed but I am sure the results will be worth it.
Oh and by the way I do realise that probably every one of you have had to do this before, But this is my first quality khuk so I am very very excited.
I have used it occassionally allready with odd jobs round the place, and the cardboard box has a few slices in it but hey, I like playing with it.
Currently every strok I apply is at an angle of about 10-12 degrees, I know this will bring her up super sharp but what angle should the edge be for optimal work, I am sure a few of you have experimented in your many days of owning khuk's.
On this note should there be three types of edge like the regular parang, eg 30 ish for chopping 15 or so for carvind and delicate work on the inside on the lower belly, and around 20 degrees for the tip for skinning and such other fine but not super fine work.
Thanks for all the help and I promise actuall pics by tomorrow, I will try and get close enough to show the grain.
The thing that worried me about the recent link to hybrid polishing was the fact that you had to heat up the blade, should I be able to hold it when it is hot, obviously I would not cause of the oil in my fingers but any hotter than that and I would be too afraid of ruining the temper.
Update on the knife.
It is damn slow work, but I am almost finished the 800 grit polish going from the spine to edge direction, It is almost perfect apart from the last 2 inches or so of the blade,
The lines at this point get a mittle messy cause of the shape being hard to turn.
I am using the mouse pad technique with a clamp holding the pad and paper on topand using only back strokes.
This is all only on the left side, I will be starting the right side in parallel strokes when I can get more paper.
I am not going to go above 1000 on the left side though until both sides match in finish, then work my 1200, 1500 and 2000 polishing alternatively until finished.
Then I will probably stand in awe for several hours.
Then the rouge gets applied by hand and buffed of with a lint free cloth, probably only a few hundred applications of this though.
I am not sure at which point I should polish the flat side of the blade but I do want to polish it all fresh, at least that way I can be almost guaranteed to get the same finish all over wether it be better or worse than the original finish I do not know, I hope it will be better though.
I have discovered when you go slow enough you can get the same angle on every stroke and it makes such a big difference.
Just sort a check list of feelings in your head and check them of one at a time and then pull back.
It is very slow work indeed but I am sure the results will be worth it.
Oh and by the way I do realise that probably every one of you have had to do this before, But this is my first quality khuk so I am very very excited.
I have used it occassionally allready with odd jobs round the place, and the cardboard box has a few slices in it but hey, I like playing with it.
Currently every strok I apply is at an angle of about 10-12 degrees, I know this will bring her up super sharp but what angle should the edge be for optimal work, I am sure a few of you have experimented in your many days of owning khuk's.
On this note should there be three types of edge like the regular parang, eg 30 ish for chopping 15 or so for carvind and delicate work on the inside on the lower belly, and around 20 degrees for the tip for skinning and such other fine but not super fine work.
Thanks for all the help and I promise actuall pics by tomorrow, I will try and get close enough to show the grain.