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Posted: 4/21/2009 6:16:52 PM EDT
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What's the best way to do this? I lent my ranger knives renagade out to a friend and it looks like he was trying to cut up a rock...pretty much flattend out the blade in a few spots. what kind of tools do i need? I assume it's different than a knife.
I have home depot and ace hardware at my disposal as far as tools. Thanks guys, Tom |
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You lent your friend a $150 tomahawk?
Hope he's a real good friend. I'd use a diamond stone to remove lots of metal as it sounds like the edge is truely fucked and is going to need to move back. Finer stones to finish. Remember, it's a tomahawk, not a razor. A steeper edge angle will hold up under your friend's 'use' longer. Good techniques here: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/environment/Fspubs/99232823/page15.htm BSW |
| mill file definately.....And keep your friend away from it. Sounds like he doesn't know what the hell he is doing. He might get hurt with it next time. I grew up in the woods hauling an axe around with my chain saw. We took a mill file and sanded one side smoother than the other on the belt grinder and used that to finish the blade after filing. Don't use anything else unless you are in the field and don't have one. Belt sanders/grinders can mess up the temper and get you to lose a finger or something if you don't know exactly what you are doing. No need to have it flying around the shop. Hope this helps. |
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