Ricasso ... straighten out the line
- Thread starter zzknives
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LRB
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I file mine in after profiling the blade, and before grinding. I use a round file the diameter of the blade steel and a home made file jig, then grind carefuly blending very close to the center of the file groove, then touch up with a file and hand sanding to finish the area.
zzknives
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well that´s a good idea.
had some problems with the ricasso beeing not perfectly straight lately.
especially when I don´t pay much attention while grinding.
it´s no big deal when the ricasso is not that big
but if I put one on like the ricasso on a Busse or Rangerknives I tend to have a little nick close to the choil... very annoying and hard to get rid off
I have heard that´s the best is to move the blade up and down on the edge of the platten to straighten things out but that doesn´t work that well when the belt is already 1/4" off the edge to make a nice round cut...
had some problems with the ricasso beeing not perfectly straight lately.
especially when I don´t pay much attention while grinding.
it´s no big deal when the ricasso is not that big
but if I put one on like the ricasso on a Busse or Rangerknives I tend to have a little nick close to the choil... very annoying and hard to get rid off
I have heard that´s the best is to move the blade up and down on the edge of the platten to straighten things out but that doesn´t work that well when the belt is already 1/4" off the edge to make a nice round cut...