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Hey guys. Please bare with me here. I have a knife that has a saber grind but is also convex beveled, and the convex blends all the way up the blade to about 1/2" below the spine. two questions:
#1. What is the best way of removing scratches on the side of the blade?(i want to blend the bevel with the side of the blade, almost like a full flat, but I don't want to touch or scratch the 1/2" by the spine that makes this knife a saber grind. I love the pitting on it from when it was stripped of its coating, and would hate to rub it off at all.)
#2. If the saber grind is just a little bit off, as the 1/2" with the pitting runs a little longer on one side(just a little), is there a way that I can even it out a little, by bringing the primary grind a touch higher on the side that needs it to balance it out? (with the sandpaper, the same way as removing the scratches?) This is only for aesthetics, but it would mean a lot to me. The last owner of the knife made it convex with a wheel i guess, but i would just like to make it perfect.
Also, almost forgot, for now I would be doing this all by hand with sandpaper(hopefully!) as I don't have any grinders or buffers yet. I know this is rather detailed, and I sure hope I am explaining this all right, but any and all advice or ideas are more than appreciated. I feel confident in being able to do it myself if its possible, but if i have to send it out i will i guess. Thanks for your patience, and thanks for listening.
dave
#1. What is the best way of removing scratches on the side of the blade?(i want to blend the bevel with the side of the blade, almost like a full flat, but I don't want to touch or scratch the 1/2" by the spine that makes this knife a saber grind. I love the pitting on it from when it was stripped of its coating, and would hate to rub it off at all.)
#2. If the saber grind is just a little bit off, as the 1/2" with the pitting runs a little longer on one side(just a little), is there a way that I can even it out a little, by bringing the primary grind a touch higher on the side that needs it to balance it out? (with the sandpaper, the same way as removing the scratches?) This is only for aesthetics, but it would mean a lot to me. The last owner of the knife made it convex with a wheel i guess, but i would just like to make it perfect.
Also, almost forgot, for now I would be doing this all by hand with sandpaper(hopefully!) as I don't have any grinders or buffers yet. I know this is rather detailed, and I sure hope I am explaining this all right, but any and all advice or ideas are more than appreciated. I feel confident in being able to do it myself if its possible, but if i have to send it out i will i guess. Thanks for your patience, and thanks for listening.
dave
