James Davis
01-07-2008, 5:01 PM
I was given an old drawknife for Christmas. The edge is in pretty foul shape and it is covered in rust. The handles are tight.
In order to get all of the nicks out of the blade I need to take off about 1/8" of blade. Should this be done at 90* to the back of the blade? Or should I just keep grinding the bevel until I get it cleaned up?
What degree should the bevel be? Single bevel or Micro bevel? Exactly how sharp does it need to be? I realize it is a roughing out tool and maybe does not need to be as sharp as a plane iron, or am I missing something?
Any grinding suggestions? Such as how?, with what?,
This is probably about half the questions that I should ask, If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts that I didn't cover, please forward the information.
Thank you to everyone here for sharing their expertise on this and other matters.
James Davis
In order to get all of the nicks out of the blade I need to take off about 1/8" of blade. Should this be done at 90* to the back of the blade? Or should I just keep grinding the bevel until I get it cleaned up?
What degree should the bevel be? Single bevel or Micro bevel? Exactly how sharp does it need to be? I realize it is a roughing out tool and maybe does not need to be as sharp as a plane iron, or am I missing something?
Any grinding suggestions? Such as how?, with what?,
This is probably about half the questions that I should ask, If anyone has any suggestions or thoughts that I didn't cover, please forward the information.
Thank you to everyone here for sharing their expertise on this and other matters.
James Davis