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== Workshop plan - Day 2 == |
== Workshop plan - Day 2 == |
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* Checking the grind, correcting if needed |
* Checking the grind, correcting if needed |
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** Making sure the edge isn't too fine and going to get bent over |
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** How we'll refine the shape further and put on the final bevels after hardening |
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* Cutting the scales and pins to fit |
* Cutting the scales and pins to fit |
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** Choosing the scale material (Possibility of premium options) |
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** Choosing pins (Possibility of premium options) |
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** Cutting the scales to size and aligning the grain, leaving enough margin around the edges |
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** Cutting Micarta to the same size and taping up the bundle to hold alignment |
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* Drilling the tang for the pins |
* Drilling the tang for the pins |
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** Marking out method to get the pins central |
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** Considering the balance and look, avoiding the tapered areas |
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** Centerpunching and then drilling out |
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** The need for Cobalt drills as regular ones wear out too fast and use of cutting fluid |
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*** What will happen if there are hard spots and how to cope with that. |
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* Drilling the scales to fit the tang |
* Drilling the scales to fit the tang |
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** Using the tang as a guide to get the drill holes in the right place, need to keep the bundle tapped up |
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* Drilling out the tang to achieve balance if needed |
* Drilling out the tang to achieve balance if needed |
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** How to find the balance point, where it should lie |
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** How removing material and replacing it with resin changes that |
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* Normalizing and straightening the blade |
* Normalizing and straightening the blade |
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* Recap the hardening process |
* Recap the hardening process |