S-s-stutterin!

tough to photograph
 
Lorien said:
Nick who?🤣
Definitely going to watch Nick's videos again.
Has anyone encountered what I described?
I cleaned the shop up today, that will help with the frustration level at least
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I'm not sure I fully understand what problem you have without photo .I rarely finish a knife with a hand sanding in higher grit , but I never liked finish with new/fresh piece of sandpaper . I am talking on 1000-1200 grit .Whenever I’ve done that , there is always something I don’t like on that blade .Then I used worn/used sand paper for finish . And I start to like that finish on blade .No weird lines or anything else , nice even finish every time .
One more thing , try hard rubber under sand paper ..............
 
Lubrication with soapy water also helps. Some folks like WD-40 but I hate the smell. I use water, a teaspoon of dish soap, and a tablespoon of baking soda for hand sanding lube. Dip every few passes. I have considered putting a mister on the sanding arm with a foot pedal, but probably never will.
 
went back at er with the knife mounted up rock solid and not chance for flex or wiggling- I'm pure sure that's why I was getting the stutters. Used the lil micarta stick no backing and 1000 grit with diagonal passes and scratched away at it like a pimp with crabs. So far it looks like the stutters are gone but I'll confirm with some daylight tomorrow
 
this rough finish shows the kind of stuttering I was talking about, and after hours and hours of trying to figure out how to improve my technique, I realized that it's probably the backing on my sanding tools causing the problem. I cut a hockey puck into thin slabs and am going to stick that on my stick and see how that works out. Some of the testing I did with it last night seemed to solve my problem. Up til now I have a stiff piece of leather glued on and I think that it has too much give and is causing the chatter.

I do appreciate all your suggestions and advice, btw

made this tonight, used it a little bit and it seems to be solving the problem. Need the cold light of day to know for sure
KjfSOOY.jpg
 
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Lorien said:
this rough finish shows the kind of stuttering I was talking about, and after hours and hours of trying to figure out how to improve my technique, I realized that it's probably the backing on my sanding tools causing the problem. I cut a hockey puck into thin slabs and am going to stick that on my stick and see how that works out. Some of the testing I did with it last night seemed to solve my problem. Up til now I have a stiff piece of leather glued on and I think that it has too much give and is causing the chatter.

I do appreciate all your suggestions and advice, btw

made this tonight, used it a little bit and it seems to be solving the problem. Need the cold light of day to know for sure
KjfSOOY.jpg
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The surface of the blade appears to be very slightly uneven, maybe try wider sanding sticks.
 
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