Keith Sinclair
Senior Member
The damascus comes up to the edge of spine that needs rounding
what do you mean by "safe?"
First off, you're going to scratch the forge-welded cladding. The question is how much and how visible. Usually, you don't need all that much rounding but more of an easing of the edges. If that's the case, I'd go with 400 grit wet-dry or so. The coarser the grit the "messier" the area around the spine is going to look but the work will go faster. So if you care about looks, go finer and slower. If you think it's going too slow, get coarser. If you need to ease around the bolster, try either a dremel or wrap some sandpaper around a pencil or some other appropriately shaped object. Good luck!Not scratching the Damascus.
59 do you use wet dry paper,this is VG-10 steel,what grit do you start with?
i use sand pads for easing spines. they are soft enough that you can just lay the spine parallel to the pad, push down slightly, and run it back and forth over the sand pad. the knife will sink in enough to easy the spine, and it's pretty consistent. the sharp edge of the spine will disappear much more quickly than the flat spine, itself.
If you can't take the handle off, it's gonna be a little ugly but a little tape goes a long way.If it is is a wa handled kife without a seriously visible machi, how do you plan to deal with the ugly transition up where the blade meets the handle?
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