When you check blade centering....

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When you check blade centering, do you look down from the bolster side or from the opposite end?
 
Depends on the knife, because some patterns have nested blades they require drinking, kinda like tuning the blade by bending it so it's nestled between the other blades without rubbing.
 
T. Erdelyi said:
Depends on the knife, because some patterns have nested blades they require drinking, kinda like tuning the blade by bending it so it's nestled between the other blades without rubbing.
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Auto-correct or happy hour on the mind? :D
 
What?
Well, I think I figured it out. It looks to be a little off center but actually isn't, I think. The swedge on one side is a little bigger than the opposite side.
 
I look at the tip from a 90 degree angle to the length. If the blade will move around the pivot is usually the culprit, I tighten until it moves on its own to where it wants to settle.

If it's off at that point, you can try loosening all the screws that go through the knife just a bit, then center the blade,and tighten the screws in order from the base of the handle back up to the pivot.

If that doesn't fix it, the pivot holes are probably drilled out of spec.
 
It's a Single blade production knife where the blades aren't rubbing but it's a little off center.
 
onetrickpony said:
I look at the tip from a 90 degree angle to the length. If the blade will move around the pivot is usually the culprit, I tighten until it moves on its own to where it wants to settle.

If it's off at that point, you can try loosening all the screws that go through the knife just a bit, then center the blade,and tighten the screws in order from the base of the handle back up to the pivot.

If that doesn't fix it, the pivot holes are probably drilled out of spec.
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Few, if any, traditional knives are assembled with screws.
 
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