TGLB regrind......

Snakebreaker

Snakebreaker

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So..........as I threatened in an earlier post......I reprofiled my TGLB to enhance its already efficient design.

I removed the ultra thick coating.......yeah.....ultra thick. Holy cow........no wonder it didnt bite as deep as I was hoping. Total friction.

After the coating was removed.........this beast sunk into wood like an animal......WOW!!!

Its late and I need to sleep, heres a quick pic. Im LOVING the TGLB!!!!
 
Very nice! So, mine is back at Busse--I was thinking of asking to improve the angle--making it more "slicey" and modifying the spine into a clip point. What do you think, Snakebreaker? Based on your work, you clearly know what you're doing! :thumbup:
 
So all you did was strip it and it bit that much deeper?...maybe I need to strip my 1311...
 
Aias said:
Very nice! So, mine is back at Busse--I was thinking of asking to improve the angle--making it more "slicey" and modifying the spine into a clip point. What do you think, Snakebreaker? Based on your work, you clearly know what you're doing! :thumbup:
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MattinLA said:
So all you did was strip it and it bit that much deeper?...maybe I need to strip my 1311...
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I used 100 grit to strip the thick coating. After the coating was taken off I used 220 to smooth it out some.......then I finished with 600 grit to give it a more polished look while retaining a functional finish.

Doing this revealed that hollow ground and allowed it do what it was designed to do.............Bite deep with minimal drag.

I also thinned the shoulders out quite a bit. That improved the bite depth a great deal.
 
I narrowed my TGLB too, and gave it convex grind on the secondary bevel. Also I added bit of lanyard, twist it couple of times around my wrist for extended grip it chops LOT better. :thumbup:
 
Nice work. What techinique did you use, that let you get down into the hollow grind?
 
Nice work snakebreaker....it is crazy how thick the coating is I have stripped all of mine and they perform totally different
 
fwiw- I like 'em as they are.
Busse makes a knife the way they do for good reasons.
rolf
 
resinguy said:
Nice work. What techinique did you use, that let you get down into the hollow grind?
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Thanks guys! I love the new look and REALLY LOVE the new performance!

Resinguy.........thank you. This one was a bit tricky and I took a bit of a gamble on the regrind. Because of the hollow grind.......I had to find a way to dupilate the the degree of the the angle in order to get rid of the amount of steel I desired to thin it out some before I thinned the shoulders. Believe it or not......I used a Sharpmaker with the guard off and ever so gently ground the steel.

It was rather labor intensive......but once I got a feel for the geometry of the grind.......it went pretty smooth.

Very happy with the way it turned out.
 
?? Sorry, can't picure it. How does the rod of a Sharpmaker get down in the hollow grind?

You mentioned using 100, 220, and 600 grit. What was that? Are those the grit of Sharpmaker rods?
 
I had a sneaky suspicion. Tricky work, grinding into the hollow. Impressive results.
 
Thanks brother........yeah.....it was tricky but once I got the flow of the geometry it came together really well. Like I said........it was a gamble. I thought it through pretty well but I also could have easily messed up the finish if I was off just a tad.

The primary goal was to thin out the hollow grind as well as the material behind the edge. Secondary goal was to have it look nice when it was done!

Most things I touch turn brown..........but this was a rare instance where I didn't mess something up! ;-)
 
I thought the same thing about that thick coating the first time I used my tglb to chop up a Christmas tree into pieces small enough to fit in a garbage can. It definitely chops better now that its nekid.
 
nemesis said:
it is crazy how thick the coating is I have stripped all of mine and they perform totally different
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This. I cannot understand the logic of coating a knife at this point, especially INFI being so rust resistant. Sure, I understand that it keeps cost down while still having some aesthetic quality but still. A static part such as a propane tank or handrail, sure powder coat away.

A knife however is not a static part and will be subjected to friction and impacts under hard use that will degrade any finish. Best not to finish these knives at all in IMO, being hard use knives that are meant for serious abuse. Not only will performance be increased, but nobody will be able to make excuses for not wanting to 'unpretty' their pretty new steel..... :)

Rant off///

Bring on the Competition Finish bad boys at Blade Show!!!!

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I agree 100%. If it doesn't improve performance or offer necessary protection, leave it off.
 
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