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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2009 21:37:26 GMT
So I received my Tinker Norman this week, well the edge is not so sharp but there is no secondary bevel so that's good. So what would be the best way to get the edge into shape?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2009 21:42:32 GMT
That's a good question. I would like to make mine a bit sharper as well.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2009 21:59:27 GMT
shooter mike has a tute here somewhere on sharpening
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Post by Deleted on Oct 10, 2009 22:03:32 GMT
here it be /index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=403
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 4:04:55 GMT
Well there's a bit of a difference in my mind between touching up and edge and sharpening it. While touching the edge up is definitely sharpening, I'd put it towards the less-work-involved end of the scale. The sharpening method ShooterMike describes actually puts a new edge geometry on the sword. When I want to touch up the edges of my swords, I use sandpaper and either thumb pressure (be careful! Gloves work nicely too ) or pressure onto a firm foam pad. Works like a charm and preserves most of the original edge geometry.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 8:01:40 GMT
I use a whetstone to touch up my blades. They come out very nice
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 8:26:12 GMT
i use the street curb to sharpen my sword
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 8:36:21 GMT
I troll forums to sharpen my swords; they feed off the anger and disdain of others.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 14:59:24 GMT
If you use sandpaper, make sure you strap the sword down in a vice or you strap the sandpaper down and also make sure that you draw the sandpaper away from the edge rather than towards it.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 16:43:31 GMT
Can I basically use any kind of high - grit sandpaper and just draw it over the blade by hand?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2009 20:15:24 GMT
This is how I touch up an edge ;D M.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2009 11:25:39 GMT
Can I basically use any kind of high - grit sandpaper and just draw it over the blade by hand? That's what I do, just draw it along the edge (lengthwise) to smooth it over. Too high a grit and it mightn't do much, though! Care, as always, is advised. Worked nicely for the cheness, atrim and albion I have touched up so far.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2009 11:32:52 GMT
Do you attach the sandpaper to a block or anything solid, or do you just use the paper itself?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2009 12:28:43 GMT
Just the paper on my thumb/glove or paper on a foam block. It's not an aggressive form of sharpening so can take some time. I usually do it in sets of 10-20 strokes and recheck edge on paper to make sure it's going ok.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2009 17:50:55 GMT
I was just thinking that I may try stropping(?), I believe someone on here has a video of how to do it. That may work best since the edge is there but it just needs to be honed.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2009 18:59:17 GMT
What vyapada described works very well. I do it that way too. If the blade's really blunt though or has a secondary bevel you need to take a file to get the edge together and then you do the sandind, going higher and higher with your grits. I finish at 2000 but you can go higher. That's how I did it on the hanwei tinker longsword. The edge had a small secondary bevel which I removed and polished afterwards. It cuts very well now.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2009 15:41:49 GMT
I use a fine file to change blade geometry to my liking, then a series of whetstones, (from medium to very fine), then finish with a medium then a fine ceramic stone. That way I get the blade geometry the way I like it and the blade comes out as sharp as a razor
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2009 23:52:03 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2009 0:28:54 GMT
Do you attach the sandpaper to a block or anything solid, or do you just use the paper itself? Block of wood, usually. M.
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Post by mythosequidae on Oct 17, 2009 2:48:18 GMT
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