Sore hands & ugly Byrd

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beckerhead

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After putting the time and effort into convexing the edge on my Cara Cara, I got the wild itch to destroy all that work and flatten out the hollows. WOW!! about 10-12 cumulative hours on a coarse India stone (the roughest I have) just to get one side to the "flat but still ugly" stage. I am about 1 hour into side "B" and just had to freakin' quit for the night before my fingers, hands, wrists, and forearms declared mutiny. Anyway, here are some preliminary shots of the "rough but flat" side, and the "just getting started" side. I am considering just running them down with no secondary, but do seek advice from wiser men first. So feedback is welcome. More pics as the project progresses.

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That is SO true! But you use what you have. And at least I know I won't accidentally take off too much too fast :D:D
 
Nothing wrong with hand sanding, assuming you have the time.

I just did something similar with my Delica. My goal was to bring the grinds down to where they almost meet and then put a 30-degree microbevel on it. It worked well and cuts like a beast. I intentionally left some extra material at the tip to strengthen it.

As far as making it not ugly; a satin finish works well. Some 220-400 grit sandpaper used parallel to the edge gives a nice finish.

Phillip
 
firebert said:
Nothing wrong with hand sanding, assuming you have the time.

I just did something similar with my Delica. My goal was to bring the grinds down to where they almost meet and then put a 30-degree microbevel on it. It worked well and cuts like a beast. I intentionally left some extra material at the tip to strengthen it.

As far as making it not ugly; a satin finish works well. Some 220-400 grit sandpaper used parallel to the edge gives a nice finish.

Phillip
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Thanks, I am normally a high polish guy, but I see nothing above 400 for this project.
 
Looks good. I did the same thing to my Flight and Cara Cara. What I did was take the flats down so the edge bevel is just barely there, then re-do the edge of my DMT fine stone and strop afterwards. They cut very well this way.
 
The finished side in the first picture looks pretty even and well done. I tried this with my Buck folder, but just ran out of patience and switched to the belt sander.
 
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