Tanaka modifiation - WIP

I love this forum....very nice work

 

Very well done, thanks for sharing.

 

The next step is to repolish ura side a little bit. I don't want to achieve super polish. Just clean the back side.




If somebody don't have a super hard sponge, then he can use trick which I have learned in Denmark. Just glue 4 - 5 layers of masking tape to sanding paper. This will harden paper but will also make it flexible.






Now it's time for the front flat face of the blade. I will use my friend - the fingerstone


It will be Hakka. It is soft but also quick and leaves a uniform finish. It is exactly same as with the sanding paper. You must fit the stone to unevenes of the blade.




Just thinn the stone to about 1mm and glue the rice paper on it. If you don't have a rice paper you can use one layer of tissue.



Glue should be waterproof and flexible. The best for that is Pattex but I had no time to order it.




Cut the stone to size of your thumb...


... and break it. The rice paper will hold everything together.







You can also use it on ura side. Here you can see some scratches from 180 grit sand paper. It is harder to do on back side because you must be careful about edge.




Glueing handle back to the blade.




I should finish tomorrow. I have only to resharpen it and nicely polish.

TBC...

 

Nice job. I always enjoy these WIPs.

For what it's worth, I've had success correcting bowed blades like this one by placing a shim under the centre of the curve, and clamping the blade on either side.

 

I hate it when a show ends on a cliff hanger lol,... thats some cool work right there, the blade looks like it will be just incredible when your done

Im staying tuned to this channel for sure

 

Wicked cool thread. Thanks for taking the time to post it.

 

I've done that a lot with pocketknife blades. Nothing this size, however.

 

Just to remind you.

Before:





After:

 

Woah! That is one amazing looking deba great work !
Very nice thread thanks for putting so much effort into documenting your work

 

now this knife officially costs 72 times more!
Looks pretty cool. Please let me know if you feel bored and need moar knives for twekaing/fixing

 

Great work Greg!

 

Cover that ugly... Hang on a second , carry on its a potato thanks for this WIP Greg

 

Awesome.

 

Great job and thanks for sharing with us

 

That is really impressive!

 

Thank you guys for all this kind words. This is what it is all about:d Hehe. Now I have motivation for my next project
#Anton - I really wish to have more time
#Dan - I know that we spent some time discussing potatos in the world (especially Polish potatos) but this is something what is beyond my perception. Are you trying to tell me something Dan? hehehe

 

Incredible job,looks like a different knife now.