Im making my first knives using files and hand sanding following bladsmiths tutorial. Things are going great so far (all credit to the great tutorial) but one of the things i would like to get better at is creating a clean well sanded plunge line. What im currently doing is clamping a piece of wood to the blade to use as a guide when creating the plunge line. this works well but if i leave the guide in place when i sand i am unable to sand all the way down into (and on the exposed edge of ) the plunge line. If i move the guide back slightly (or remove it completely) in order to get into the crevace i end up rounding off the sharp angle of the plunge. Any advice on how i can improve this area of my work is much appreciated.
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Problems keeping a crisp, clean plunge line when hand sanding
- Thread starter Otaku
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There are a couple videos I think that will be useful to you. Nick Wheeler's hand sanding tutorial is fantastic. Each one has a 2nd part too.
[video=youtube;baYu1Yyzr-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baYu1Yyzr-o[/video]
[video=youtube;u-x4wj8WC8U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-x4wj8WC8U&list=UUM3ezocAUFI1HtIi4V7SLmw&index=33[/video]
[video=youtube;baYu1Yyzr-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baYu1Yyzr-o[/video]
[video=youtube;u-x4wj8WC8U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-x4wj8WC8U&list=UUM3ezocAUFI1HtIi4V7SLmw&index=33[/video]
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In truth , plunges are not supposed to be arcs. Frank.
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Plunge cuts can be however the knifemaker wants them to be......
so long as they're neat and even.
so long as they're neat and even.
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A sharp corner relief grind does make for a weak spot in the knife unless its more for display. Frank