This BB13 went on a diet

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Got a few WIP shots for you guys on a BB13 the belongs to zmbhntr. He wanted it full flat ground to try to fix up the balance point a little since it's SUPER front heavy. Prior to the grind work I weighed it in at 24.2 oz. Here's a before shot:

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Wow, converting this hardened hunk of steel to a full flat grind is going to take some WORK... good thing I have a 3M ceramic 36 grit belt :D... but even with this it still took a good while!

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First thing was to straight the spine side of the grind, then once I had that established I was able to walk it up to the spine then back down to the edge... didn't want to lose any spine thickness whatsoever here.

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Since I wet grind I was able to capture the steel dust that I ground off... check it out!

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I was only taking this to 60 grit, but it turned out nice. The woven scotch brite belt helped bring it all together. I set the edge to 15 dps w/ a 20 dps microbevel on with the Wicked Edge. Shoulders are left on the thicker side at .040-.045" thick since it's full flat now. Oh yeah, and I bead blasted/stripped the paint on the remaining part of the blade then added my logo by request.

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Here's the balance point now... can't even begin to tell you how much better this feels in hand!

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Now it weighs in at 19.6 oz! Ready for work... Heading back to you on monday Ben!
 
Thanks Josh, I can't wait to get this in hand and give it a beating. Great looking work!
 
A 19.69% reduction in weight, all on the blade. I imagine this will feel so much better in hand while chopping now.
 
zmbhntr said:
A 19.69% reduction in weight, all on the blade. I imagine this will feel so much better in hand while chopping now.
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Yeah, it's amazing the difference it makes in the feel... Looking forward to some chopping pics ;)!
 
That looks great and probably feels great too. It is definitely on the heavy side for me and my elbow tendinitis. Hmmm.
 
Great work as usual by Josh-Should feel and perform much better now-Congrats Zmbhntr
 
I won't say that's the BB13 Busse should've made...but that's the BB13 Busse should've made.


Josh, you've outdone yourself-- again!
 
I wish theyd come out with another BB13, with FFG, Full Tang Canvas and/or G10 Handles
 
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