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Post by TomK on Nov 27, 2010 22:58:52 GMT
yeah Wambo Bob brought one of these over to my place when we had our little BBQ cutting party a few months ago. it was a beastly cleaver no doubt. took some real getting used to as it felt pretty different from any sword I've used before. Bob's didn't have a real sharp edge but it was good enough with the power of the blade behind it to do pretty much anything we asked of it. real bummer about the damage that accusharp did to the one pictured here, makes me sad. makes me hate accusharps even more. they seem so innocent and safe but if you let a new guy try and sharpen a sword with stones and sand paper the worst he would likely do is put a bunch of scratches in the blade and make it duller, but these dang accusharps actually do serious damage if you aren't real careful. yuck, what a terrible tool!
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Post by avery on Nov 28, 2010 2:24:04 GMT
Damn right.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2010 20:29:35 GMT
ok thx for all the replys i think i will just file/sand it
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 3:04:54 GMT
mine came unevenly sharp it was quite sharp up near the tip then the middle was somewhat dull...also the edge was rough i dunno if it is supposed to be like that but i dunno i just wanted it sharp lol
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Post by Sir Tre on Nov 29, 2010 4:29:00 GMT
should not be uneven... although it is somewhat dull near hilt. i can see why you would want to sharpen yours in that case, but i only wish you knew about the accusharp before. it is not beyond repairs tho. but it is still major frustrating. also if you should ever try this stuff in the vid be prepared to fix your sword if you hit a knot. i was very choosy about where i struck the post.
as you see it handles well also. but please get some training, if you dont already haev it. the problem is finding a form for dadao. there are a few vids out there but hard to find.
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Post by Anders on Nov 29, 2010 12:13:31 GMT
I used a combo of power file and accusharp (or something very similar to an accusharp, anyway) when sharpening my home-made knives. It doesn't make for the prettiest edge but I found that it does work.
Once a blade had a decent edge, I prefer an ordinary sharpening steel to finish it up. I've tried the fine sandpapers method but I don't think I have the right technique.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2010 23:31:00 GMT
alright guys i filed it down on one side of the edge. it looks pretty good now, got rid of that wavey pattern. just gotta get the other side now. check it out, |
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Post by Sir Tre on Nov 30, 2010 12:38:14 GMT
not bad bro. there is some tutorials in old forum about how to get the geometry back, unless the bevel doesnt bother you. but this looks 150% better than the accusharp did.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 30, 2010 22:26:19 GMT
i have been watching TomK's sharpening videos. i do intend to get rid of the secondary bevel im going to have to go out and buy some stuff
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