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how do i properly center a blade?
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:04 pm
by wildcat
the last few knives that i put back together the blade seems to rub to the right. when i peen i put a layer of coke can aluminum under both sides of the bolster/blade. what am i doing wrong?
Re: how do i properly center a blade?
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 6:17 pm
by philco
Here's a short video showing how a real pro does it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rCv0Y3xzIHk
Re: how do i properly center a blade?
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:20 pm
by wildcat
is he just smacking the blade?
Re: how do i properly center a blade?
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:48 pm
by knives-are-quiet
wildcat wrote:is he just smacking the blade?
It is called crinking .............
He is hitting the blade near the tang with a soft but heavy mallet in the direction he wants it to bend.
He is also protecting the knife with a cloth and propping the blade on a piece of soft wood.
The blade only needs to bend slightly. so small soft hits with the hammer is best.
Plus if you hit it too hard the blade can break.
I've done it a couple of times before and it worked.
You just need to be careful. Maybe practice on a cheap knife first.
JW~