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First 8/8 custom blades...
The journey has been long and I have been seeing my skill with the grinder grow every time I get in front of it. I'm working harder then ever, I'm working my full time job and playing with razors whenever I get the chance...
I'm finally not using buffers to do the clean up of the slop I make with the grinder which is saving me a ton of time, also it's not blending in my grind lines. Really have been pushing to learn how to get the grind in the shoulder so it fits in the scales easy and I used up all of "error" blades to learn how to get it in there cleanly (needs more work still) I have also been having a bunch of trouble and I know a lot of knife makers have this issue where 2" in on the grind they get the faset in there... I'm learning that if I continue to grind in that area eventually I'll get in there and remove the mark from the belt digging in.
On these blades I brought them from 60 120 ceramics then to 220 AO Jflex (which I'm not sure I really like for final grinding) I then go to the trizacts on the face of the blade and use the cork belts on the flats of the blades giving it that high luster I love...
I have also started to round the shanks of these blades, which is a look in really leaning toward especially with the jimping on it! Man do I love the look of it! I really am in need of a new checkering file the one I have I think I messed up jimping out a razor after being laser cut and the hardened outside layer :( tough times lol... If I buy a new one I want to get a lower LPI but all I find are 20's... I thought about filing my jimping but I really suck at being consistent...
The bevels on these blades are super thin, even and clean... I usually look for the blade to be flexing under my nail then I know I'm getting there... typically my edges are down to about .020... I know I seen Bruno doing his final grinding with the edge down till he gets the wire edge which I tried and failed miserably hahaha really I kept bumping the flat in the spine, I know with more practice I'll get it but I'll wait till I ruin some more blades before I try again...
Anyway... I've never really posted a entire breakdown of my process and thoughts on things, I hope I didn't blabber too much! I hope you all have an amazing f weekend and as always PLEASE feel free to pick apart my work. Criticism is always constructive for me so my feelings won't get hurt...
Thanks
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