So today I began work on the SCHF9 I received a few days ago.
I got a bench grinder and immediately began by stripping off all the powdercoating (unavoidable as resolving the tip required the removal of so much metal, and left the powdercoat looking horrible).
The entire edge was reworked from the spine of the blade to the tip. It hasn't been sharpened yet, but it's now a "full flat grind" (if anything, slightly convex).
Basically, the edge wasn't all that bad at the base of the blade, but got progressively worse (more uneven and silly) leading toward the tip.
It took over two hours to get it to this stage:
(Note: the edge looks a little odd owing to the way the light was reflecting off the "brushed steel" surface... trust me, the curve is perfect in real life)
I'm going to be carving my own scales out of either Cherry or Beech (depending on my mood, and the grain of the Cherry I have left), and adding rubberized spacers.
The next phase is the removal of the remaining powdercoat (there's the odd patch as you can see on the photo above) and polishing of the blade. I'll do this on Sunday (out in the woods tomorrow) then sharpen the blade fully.
I may or may not put a secondary bevel on, as the grind is quite shallow (as was the majority of the factory grind) and a blade this size would probably benefit from a 20 degree (per side) cutting edge.
The blade has been oiled and is now resting in its sheath
I'll update this post as the project progresses (what with new handles etc)
I got a bench grinder and immediately began by stripping off all the powdercoating (unavoidable as resolving the tip required the removal of so much metal, and left the powdercoat looking horrible).
The entire edge was reworked from the spine of the blade to the tip. It hasn't been sharpened yet, but it's now a "full flat grind" (if anything, slightly convex).
Basically, the edge wasn't all that bad at the base of the blade, but got progressively worse (more uneven and silly) leading toward the tip.
It took over two hours to get it to this stage:
(Note: the edge looks a little odd owing to the way the light was reflecting off the "brushed steel" surface... trust me, the curve is perfect in real life)
I'm going to be carving my own scales out of either Cherry or Beech (depending on my mood, and the grain of the Cherry I have left), and adding rubberized spacers.
The next phase is the removal of the remaining powdercoat (there's the odd patch as you can see on the photo above) and polishing of the blade. I'll do this on Sunday (out in the woods tomorrow) then sharpen the blade fully.
I may or may not put a secondary bevel on, as the grind is quite shallow (as was the majority of the factory grind) and a blade this size would probably benefit from a 20 degree (per side) cutting edge.
The blade has been oiled and is now resting in its sheath
I'll update this post as the project progresses (what with new handles etc)
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