Rookie move gets me cut

[JCaswell]

We should form a support group.

"Forge-aholics Anonymous"

Could have crisis interventions for the really tough cases like lying the patient in a room with a running forge for a few hours or blasting sparks in their general direction or something.

 

[miden]

Hmmm, seems you want to burn the guy.
Give him one of my knives to cut himself with, should give a nice friction burn.

Mike

 

[jhiggins]

normally I sharpen the blade just before I etch my mark..
I have used masking tape to cover the whole blade but I find it's a pain to mess with cleaning up and I feel unnecessary.. and I've in the past taped just the edge too,not that it's wrong but if it's on a mirror polish you'll get crap up close to the tape edge causing an abrasion there that you'll have to clean up causing more work too,, Now,
if I have to rework or touch up the handle after I've finished the blade
I wrap the blade in paper towel fold the end over

This is pretty close to how I do it also, Dan. :thumbup: I always grind the preliminary edge angles, then sharpen with a Lansky after the whole knife is complete.

 

[JCaswell]

Hmmm, seems you want to burn the guy.
Give him one of my knives to cut himself with, should give a nice friction burn.

Mike

That's funny!

No, if you want to burn em you could put em to work in my shop in the summer. They'd be forging away then POOOF! spontaneously combust!