Need some swedge help

[Shane Wink]

I am having some issues grinding the swedge on a recent blade. The first one turned out perfect freehand but I have been unable since to put it back on again in the same way. What are your tips or jigs for putting a swedge on a blade? The pic below is the first one and the template of the blade I am building the for the Wounded Warrior Project Deerpocalpse '13 later this year in Dec.


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[Fred Rowe]

This is how I do them. [video=youtube_share;ohA9ZJctAXY]http://youtu.be/ohA9ZJctAXY[/video]

 

[SHOKR]

this one looks great

perhaps a photo of the one you couldnt grind?

 

[Shane Wink]

Thanks Fred for the video. Always good stuff from you.

Sometimes you just need a break from the grinder. I cant tell you why I could not nail it on the previous 4 blades but I went back after posting this and used a file guide to set the plunge on the swedge and just freehanded it like before. After setting the swedge and plunges I scribed a line from the the plunge back toward the butt and ground to the line. Here is the blade I just ground before the tang was tapered.

 

[Darrin Sanders]

Looks like you got it now. Mr. Fred's Bubble Jig is just the ticket for swedges & clips. I free-hand most things but when I need to accurately repeat bevel angles I reach for the Bubble Jig. Next time I come remind me to bring it for you to try out.

 

[TacticallySharp]

I learned to get it right using Fred's jig. It well worth the investment.

 

[Shane Wink]

I have a bubble jig somewhere and may need to dig it out just for the swedge. I will try it on the next one but due to the compound nature of the grind I think freehand is the way to go. I ground another one out lastnight using the above techniques again and it worked very well again. I will still try it with the bubble jig if I can find it and post the results. Thanks for the advice so far.