My First Hollow Grind

not easy on a small wheel

 

gonna do file work on the spine i might leave the blade though not sure yet.

 

IS there a ridge in the bevel? might just be the lighting

 

There might be a couple small ridges. It's hard to do on a 6 inch wheel.

 

Oh yea I can imagine. time for the hand sanding and the old wet/dry paper. Keep putting this kind of grind off until I get a big wheel for the belt grinder

 

I have a 10 inch wheel coming got it cheap that should help can't afford bigger than that . Wheels are way over priced

 

Glad I am not the only one who thinks so, saw a 10" wheel for $400. For that I would resort to a file and drill press to make my own wheel

 

Bought one on eBay for 100 bucks from Russia hope it arrives

 

I like file work just need better files.

 

Looking good

 

Thanks

 

For the wood handles get brad point drills, they cut a little better than standard drill bits. With a wood backing and slow travel near the end of the hole you will have less tearout of the wood scale.

What I have started doing to help with this is have thicker material to start with then sand down to the thickness I want. Helps give the holes a nice finished look.

 

Another tip for tearout is always drill from a scale's outside to its inside. This way any tear will not be seen when assembled.

 

I am not sure what to say....bows head in embarrassment (never thought of this). Well at least the next wood handle will be less frustrating.