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Anyone have photos of blades finished with a Scotch-brite belt? I'm curious how well the finish looks.
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Pictures of Scotch-brite belt finish?
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Took these yesterday, fine Scotch-Brite after 320 grit
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Just posted one of these on a different thread, so it's handy ...
This is an example of a couple different techniques.
It involves SB belt on the primary bevel. The flats/ricasso "scratch" pattern runs perpendicular to that of the bevels. That's skated by hand.
This is an example of a couple different techniques.
It involves SB belt on the primary bevel. The flats/ricasso "scratch" pattern runs perpendicular to that of the bevels. That's skated by hand.
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Very nice examples, thank you. Are all 3 of you guys using the fine belt for your finish? Are there any tips for using the belts to get the best results?
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Wow. All three of those knives look fantastic!
Joe, what is the meaning of the 1 over the heart/omega symbol? That knife looks amazing, BTW.
Joe, what is the meaning of the 1 over the heart/omega symbol? That knife looks amazing, BTW.
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Grizzly,
I use cork first with green compound, which makes a somewhat polished finish, then knock it back with SB. That way you know you don't have deeper scratches in the background that will peek through in the right light. Also you don't have to lean on the SB so much which lessens blurred edges and helps keep things looking flat and crisp. If you over-SB the surface, it tends to not look so good, IMO. It's like it stops cutting and gives a sorry sort-of polish.
Shawn,
The spade with Omega just references the "zero-profile" lanyard thing I came up with for this knife. (The contour relevant to that is Omega shaped.) It might not be an earth-shaking innovation, but I was pretty proud of it at the time.
The "1" denotes my first in that particular class of FBs ... Sort of the small, super-duty FB.
Here's a little post card that went out with these that shows one scale removed.
I use cork first with green compound, which makes a somewhat polished finish, then knock it back with SB. That way you know you don't have deeper scratches in the background that will peek through in the right light. Also you don't have to lean on the SB so much which lessens blurred edges and helps keep things looking flat and crisp. If you over-SB the surface, it tends to not look so good, IMO. It's like it stops cutting and gives a sorry sort-of polish.
Shawn,
The spade with Omega just references the "zero-profile" lanyard thing I came up with for this knife. (The contour relevant to that is Omega shaped.) It might not be an earth-shaking innovation, but I was pretty proud of it at the time.
The "1" denotes my first in that particular class of FBs ... Sort of the small, super-duty FB.
Here's a little post card that went out with these that shows one scale removed.
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Ah, yes. I remember seeing your lanyard system. I think it's very cool!
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I use a fine SB with black compound, you really have to have near a 400 grit with no deep scratches to get a good finish, but after that it works pretty easy. If after a couple of passes I see scratches I look to see how far back In the belts I need to go and redo the SB.