I scored my first ‘bay find and I am gathering stuff to begin work on it and a few GD’s I also finally received for practice/sacrifice. I had a few practical questions I wanted to ask some of the more experienced folks here. And you know, for the guys who aren’t the experts I appreciate your experiences and I have read your threads. I’m really looking for the guys who would not blink when taking abrasive paper to a $1000 blade to answer. I know things “can be” done, I’m looking for the right answer so I can practice things the right way on less expensive finds.
I think that will get me going. Thanks to all who answer.
- Maintaining transition “edges” – when one has sharp transitions, how does one go about sanding and not blowing those away? I find it very sad when I see a nice old blade where the sharp lines are just sort of rounded off. The best I can come up with is flat/plate sanding where possible, and maybe masking the flat parts before sanding the curves. Am I way off track?
- Polishing the hollow – Should I endeavor to use a Dremel (with caution to #1 above) or use backed paper/film?
- I see mention of CLR often. Is this “safe enough” to be part of the normal process for oxidized vintage blades, assuming the blade has no delicate etching/plating?
- Do you always butterknife the edge before starting serious work?
I think that will get me going. Thanks to all who answer.
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