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This is in response to questions RE: the KA-BAR MkI pommel mod.
It just takes One piece of high-tech equipment...
...and a little patience.
First, What I did was establish the bevel angle at the major (vertical) axis on the handle (in) side.
Once you get it set (I did it all free-hand from a rest) roll the knife both ways to reproduce (grind) that angle around to the minor (horizontal) axis along the inner plastic spacer. Do a little at a time and go slow (you can't put it back on
). When the inner bevel looks good and the lower edge follows the handle washer, move to the outside bevel.
You will notice that the inner bevel now extends far out to the end of the pommel at the minor axis - That's OK (for now) because they will come back w/ the outer bevel grinding.
The outer bevel grind starts out like the inner, on the major axis, except reversed. Instead of following the lower edge of the grind, like you did w/ the inner bevel along the washer, the outer bevel uses the top of the grind to re-establishment of the pommel waist (equator) line, as the control. As you grind around to the minor axis, the waistline will begin to migrate back from the end of the pommel toward the center (equatorial) line.
When the waistline is straight around the pommel, centered between the Two grinds, the outside bevel is complete. Then just buff it a little w/ some emory-cloth a/o green scotch-brite pad.
GR
It just takes One piece of high-tech equipment...
...and a little patience.
First, What I did was establish the bevel angle at the major (vertical) axis on the handle (in) side.
Once you get it set (I did it all free-hand from a rest) roll the knife both ways to reproduce (grind) that angle around to the minor (horizontal) axis along the inner plastic spacer. Do a little at a time and go slow (you can't put it back on
). When the inner bevel looks good and the lower edge follows the handle washer, move to the outside bevel.You will notice that the inner bevel now extends far out to the end of the pommel at the minor axis - That's OK (for now) because they will come back w/ the outer bevel grinding.
The outer bevel grind starts out like the inner, on the major axis, except reversed. Instead of following the lower edge of the grind, like you did w/ the inner bevel along the washer, the outer bevel uses the top of the grind to re-establishment of the pommel waist (equator) line, as the control. As you grind around to the minor axis, the waistline will begin to migrate back from the end of the pommel toward the center (equatorial) line.
When the waistline is straight around the pommel, centered between the Two grinds, the outside bevel is complete. Then just buff it a little w/ some emory-cloth a/o green scotch-brite pad.
GR