Putting a lot of work into my beat up NMFBM. *crosses fingers*

230grains

230grains

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My NMFBM has seen better days... After hours and hours of chopping, and a couple hundred throws, it looked like a ten dollar knife. The edge looked like a hacksaw blade from hitting dirt/digging out a fire pit and missing while throwing. It actually stopped cutting it was so dull. The coating looked liked vomit as well.

I decided it was time to rehab it a bit and make it a little easier on the eyes as well as improve performance a bit.

I squared off the spine, i'm not a fan of the meltdown treatment.

Stripped the coating, removed INFI dimples, satin finished.

I have to do some detail work by hand near the ricasso and around the handles as i'm not pulling the handles, that will be time consuming, but when I get some free time i'll finish that right up. Only thing left to do besides the detail areas by hand is blend the edge with the primary grind and then I'm good to go. I think its coming along pretty decently. Opinions? Remember, i'm not done yet, so the ricasso is still grey and the area around the handles is not completely stripped.

I think the blade came out pretty good this time around for a ghetto satin job, probably my best yet.

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Looking good Mike. :D

And it's still in one piece too. :thumbup:
 
NICE work Mike:thumbup::thumbup:
You Sir, are really pushing me towards getting a belt sander... I never used one, and wouldn't think about touching INFI to it until I had some experience and LOTS of practice.

Ever do a tutorial before:D
 
Looks stellar from here.

I finally got up the courage a while ago to use my 1x30 on my SS edge. It worked like a charm.

Then on the 4 or 5 th time I touched it up (a bit of use and edge damage using it to pry plastic floor sliders off of furniture a couple of times). I got a little careless, and now the tip is not quite perfect. I can fix it, but will do that later.

My point, is you can mess them up quick on a grinder if you bauble it (pulled the angle wrong when doing the very tip).

Takes stones, and steady hands to use on the bigger more expensive knives.

Soon, I will blend the convex on my Ash2 better.

Thanks for sharing.
 
Looking SWEET! 230!! Send it to me! I'll sand the parts you need! You will probably even get the knife back...eventually...maybe...:p Great job on the Not-So-Ghetto-Satin! :thumbup:
 
Man 230, your getting really good at the stripping, polishing, and sharpening. It really is getting to the point where its not looking like a ghetto satin job.:thumbup::thumbup:
Did you do all the work on your new belt sander. If so i think your definately getting your moneys worth out of it. Keep up the good work. :cool:
 
OldPhysics said:
Agreed.

I think you should stop using the word "ghetto" when describing your knife-related skills.;)
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Longknife3 said:
I thought the same thing OP... nuttin ghetto about it.
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I must add my vote in agreement.

AFAIK, I pioneered the term "ghetto satin" on this forum, with the intent to self-deprecatingly describe my own meager efforts.

You, sir, have advanced well beyond anything resembling that moniker, and I therefore am forced to issue a cease and desist order. You may not use my Trademarked phrase any more in connection to your own exemplary work.
 
resinguy said:
I must add my vote in agreement.

AFAIK, I pioneered the term "ghetto satin" on this forum, with the intent to self-deprecatingly describe my own meager efforts.

You, sir, have advanced well beyond anything resembling that moniker, and I therefore am forced to issue a cease and desist order. You may not use my Trademarked phrase any more in connection to your own exemplary work.
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Here Here! AGREED!!!!, that is beautiful 230 :thumbup::thumbup:,,I am almost done on my hand satin of my SAR5 :D (LOVE it), and will put up some pix soon,,, but it will certainly fall into Resin's "Ghetto Satin" category,,but yours is B E Autiful!!, What grit are you up to so far?
 
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